Computed tomographic colonography in the evaluation of a case of giant colonic diverticulum.
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SUBMITTER: Carnevale A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6159260 | biostudies-other | 2017
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Computed tomographic colonography in the evaluation of a case of giant colonic diverticulum.
Carnevale Aldo A Bassi Matteo M Ferrante Zairo Z Rizzati Roberto R Benea Giorgio G Giganti Melchiore M
BJR case reports 20161223 2
The aim of this article was to present our experience with CT-colonography evaluation of a case of giant colonic diverticulum. Despite the high prevalence of diverticular disease in the Western world, giant colonic diverticula are rare entities, with fewer than 200 cases reported in literature. ...[more]
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