Intest Res.  2023 Oct;21(4):415-417. 10.5217/ir.2023.00142.

Not all acute colonic diverticulitis follows the same course: a potential risk for immunocompromised individuals

• Park Y

• KMID: 2547190
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2023.00142

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