title: Acute diverticulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Ferzoco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raptopoulos
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Silen
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology