Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease: Chronic Abdominal Pain in Diverticulosis Is Not Enough to Make the Diagnosis

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¹ Gastroenterology Service, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Barletta-Andria-Trani, Andria, Italy; Clinical Pharmacology and Digestive Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

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Antonio Tursi et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Dec.

. 2018 Dec;16(12):2001-2002.

doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.06.033.

¹ Gastroenterology Service, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Barletta-Andria-Trani, Andria, Italy; Clinical Pharmacology and Digestive Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

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Peery AF, Sandler RS. Peery AF, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Dec;16(12):2002. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.07.023. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018. PMID: 30454934 No abstract available.

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