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A safe technique for resection of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A technique for safe “proximal to distal” dissection of the acutely inflamed sigmoid colon is described.

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  1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cook County Hospital, 1825 W. Harrison Street, 60612, Chicago, Illinois

    Herand Abcarian M.D. & Russell K. Pearl M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

    Herand Abcarian M.D. & Russell K. Pearl M.D.

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Abcarian, H., Pearl, R.K. A safe technique for resection of perforated sigmoid diverticulitis. Dis Colon Rectum 33, 905–906 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051933

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