title: The natural history of diverticulitis: implications for elective surgery.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. cko@facq.org
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence