Sex-Based Differences in Diverticulitis Deaths: The Need for Context

C Tyler Ellis^{1

2}, Karyn B Stitzenberg³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hiram C. Polk Jr. MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health & Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
³ Division of Surgical Oncology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Editorial

C Tyler Ellis et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;63(9):1175-1176.

doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001739.

C Tyler Ellis^{1

2}, Karyn B Stitzenberg³

¹ Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hiram C. Polk Jr. MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health & Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
³ Division of Surgical Oncology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Are There Variations in Mortality From Diverticular Disease By Sex?
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