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Diverticular Disease of the Colon
Postgraduate Medicine, 1965Diverticulosis is a progressive disease. In diverticulitis of the colon the most striking alteration is not inflammatory change but muscular thickening. Formerly, surgical treatment was advised only if definite complications were present. It is now agreed that persistent symptoms or recurring attacks are indications for definitive surgical treatment ...
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Investigation of colonic disease
Hospital Medicine, 2000Bowel cancer awareness among the general public has heightened in recent years. The promotion of prompt referral and the pressure on early diagnosis will alter our previous strategies on colonic evaluation. This article gives an overview of the colonic investigations currently available.
Andrew Wan, Ara Darzi
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Diverticular Disease of the Colon
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1988Diverticular disease of the colon has been called a "deficiency disease of the Western Civilization" and has become increasingly more common in industrialized countries during this century. Diets low in fiber predispose the patient to the development of this condition, and adding fiber to the diet is effective in prevention and treatment. Most patients
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The British Journal of Radiology, 1963
Five cases of Crohn's disease of the colon occurring in children are described. The clinical and radiological differentiation from ulcerative colitis is discussed.
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Five cases of Crohn's disease of the colon occurring in children are described. The clinical and radiological differentiation from ulcerative colitis is discussed.
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Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
2017Colorectal diseases include several pathologies with a broad symptomatic spectrum. Moreover, disease overlap and dubious ndings represent a frequent condition. For this reason, colorectal imaging has played since the beginning a pivotal role in disease detection and characterization.
De Cecco, Carlo Nicola +5 more
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Management of Colonic Diverticular Disease
Digestion, 2006Diverticular disease of the colon is a complex syndrome that includes several clinical conditions, each needing different therapeutic strategies. In patients with asymptomatic diverticulosis, only a fiber-rich diet can be recommended in an attempt to reduce intraluminal pressure and slow down the worsening of the disease.
FRIERI, Giuseppe +2 more
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2010
Colonic diverticula are herniations of mucosa through the bowel musculature. They are seen most often in the sigmoid and descending colon, with a prevalence of up to 65% over the age of 80 in European populations, but they are uncommon in African and Asian countries, where the prevalence is 0.2%. A lifelong diet deficient in dietary fibre is associated
S.Q. Ashraf +2 more
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Colonic diverticula are herniations of mucosa through the bowel musculature. They are seen most often in the sigmoid and descending colon, with a prevalence of up to 65% over the age of 80 in European populations, but they are uncommon in African and Asian countries, where the prevalence is 0.2%. A lifelong diet deficient in dietary fibre is associated
S.Q. Ashraf +2 more
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Diet and Diseases of the Colon
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1976To the Editor.— In response to the editorial on "Fiber Feeding—Fad or Finger of Fate?" (235:182, 1976), I would like to mention that the occurrence of diseases of the colon in La Paz, Bolivia, is very much like that in other underdeveloped regions of the world.1,2As a general surgeon working in an acute general hospital and as a surgeon having ...
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