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Comment
. 2020 Jan;107(1):153.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.11450.

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

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

J Meyer et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Jan.
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