S2k-Leitlinie Divertikelkrankheit/Divertikulitis^[1]

Schlüsselwörter

Divertikulose - Darm - kolorektales Karzinom

Key words

diverticulosis - gastrointestinal tract - colorectal cancer

¹ Gemeinsame Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (DGAV) in Zusammenarbeit mit Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE), Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurogastroenterologie und Motilität (DGNM), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin (DEGUM), Deutsche Morbus Crohn/Colitis ulcerosa Vereinigung (DCCV e. V.), AWMF Registernummer 021/20

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