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Comment
. 2020 Jan;107(1):154.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.11449.

Author response to Comment on: Meta-analysis of the role of colonoscopy after an episode of left-sided acute diverticulitis

S J Rottier  1   2   3 , S T van Dijk  2 , M A Boermeester  2
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Author response to Comment on: Meta-analysis of the role of colonoscopy after an episode of left-sided acute diverticulitis

S J Rottier et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Jan.
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