Association between serum uric acid levels and colonic diverticulosis in terms of sex. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundThe association between elevated serum uric acid (UA) levels and the risk of developing colonic diverticulosis has not yet been investigated.
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Colonic Diverticulosis and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Is There a Connection? [PDF]
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: The development and severity of colonic diverticulosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with several components of metabolic syndrome (MetS).
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Genetic Variants in Matrix Metalloproteinases MMP3 (rs3025058) and MMP9 (rs3918242) Associated with Colonic Diverticulosis [PDF]
Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Diverticulosis affects a significant portion of the elderly population, with age and lifestyle being established risk factors. Additionally, genetic predisposition is gaining recognition as a contributing factor.
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The Epidemiology and Etiology of Right-Sided Colonic Diverticulosis: A Review [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2021 Diverticulosis of the colon is a common condition in Western countries and most patients will remain asymptomatic, but some will present with symptoms of acute diverticulitis or bleeding.
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Relationship of coffee consumption with colonic diverticulosis [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyBackground Diverticulosis is the most common benign pathology of the colon. Genetics, inflammation, neuromuscular abnormalities, colonic motility and lifestyle including dietary habits play roles in disease pathogenesis.
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Does Colonic Diverticulosis Raise the Risk of Colorectal Adenoma in Patients with Colorectal Cancer? [PDF]
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2019 Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of development of colorectal adenomas in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) with and without colonic diverticulosis. Methods.
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Vegetarianism as a protective factor for asymptomatic colonic diverticulosis in Asians: a retrospective cross-sectional and case-control study [PDF]
Intestinal Research, 2020 Background/Aims Dietary fiber intake is considered a protective factor for diverticular disease such as diverticulitis. However, evidence for an inverse connection between dietary fiber consumption and asymptomatic colonic diverticulosis is lacking ...
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Proton pump inhibitor use is not independently associated with colonic diverticulosis in an asymptomatic screening population [PDF]
Scientific ReportsProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used medications that alter gut microbiota. Given the high prevalence of colonic diverticulosis and its increasing incidence in younger populations, we investigated whether PPI use is associated with ...
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Colonic diverticulosis is not a risk factor for colonic adenoma [PDF]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2018 Wandong Hong,1,2,* Lemei Dong,1,* Maddalena Zippi,3,* Simon Stock,4 Wujun Geng,5,* Chunfang Xu,2 Mengtao Zhou6 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China ...
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Hypertension control and risk of colonic diverticulosis [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2019 Background: The prevalence of diverticulosis has increased in our aging population, but the risk factors for diverticulosis are not fully understood. The role of hypertension in the risk of diverticulosis remains uncertain.
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