Pericolic or paracolic? The right word in the right place for acute diverticulitis.
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Abstract
• The term "pericolic" is wrongly used to describe an abscess adjacent to the colon in patients with acute diverticulitis. We explain why the proper term is the word "paracolic."
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Diverticulitis, Colonic
- Terminology as Topic