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the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos (同)Costa Rican colon
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos (同)El Salvadoran colon
a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
a pass between mountain peaks (同)gap
a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal (同)Aspinwall

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Patient-reported Outcomes After Conservative or Surgical Management of Recurrent and Chronic Complaints of Diverticulitis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Andeweg CS1, Berg R2, Staal JB3, Ten Broek RP2, van Goor H2.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.2016 Feb;14(2):183-90. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.08.020. Epub 2015 Aug 21.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with diverticulitis develop recurrences and chronic abdominal symptoms. Recurrent diverticulitis is seldom complicated, which has led to a conservative treatment approach. However, some studies suggest that surgical intervention reduces recurrence and chronic abdomina
PMID 26305068

Sigmoid Colectomy for Acute Diverticulitis in Immunosuppressed vs Immunocompetent Patients: Outcomes From the ACS-NSQIP Database.

Al-Khamis A1, Abou Khalil J, Demian M, Morin N, Vasilevsky CA, Gordon PH, Boutros M.
Diseases of the colon and rectum.Dis Colon Rectum.2016 Feb;59(2):101-9. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000513.
BACKGROUND: The management of acute diverticulitis in immunosuppressed patients is increasingly debated. The appropriate timing and type of operation remains controversial.OBJECTIVE: This study examines the impact of immunosuppression on mortality and morbidity following colectomies for diverticulit
PMID 26734967

Colonic Diverticulitis in a 19-Year-Old Boy With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Surgical Implications of Chronic Immunosuppression.

Cameron DB1, Scherl A, Fitzgerald T, Ozgediz D.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.2016 Feb;62(2):e15-7. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000378.
PMID 26799279