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Diverticular Disease of the Colon

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 1999
Diverticular disease of the colon is quite common in developed countries, and its prevalence increases with age. Although present in perhaps two thirds of the elderly population, the large majority of patients will remain entirely asymptomatic. Nonetheless, an estimated 20% of those affected may manifest clinical illness, mainly diverticulitis, with ...
Neil, Stollman, Jeffrey B, Raskin
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Diverticular disease

Nursing Standard, 2000
Diverticular disease is a gastrointestinal disorder. Christine Hyde discusses the physiology and care of related conditions in the large bowel, examining potential surgical outcomes.
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DIVERTICULAR DISEASE IN THE ELDERLY

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2001
Diverticular disease is common among the elderly. Because of the advanced age and muted symptoms and signs of many of those affected, diagnosis can be difficult. Consequently, great demands are placed on the physician to diagnose and treat clinically evident diverticular disease.
R J, Farrell, J J, Farrell, M M, Morrin
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Probiotics and Diverticular Disease

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2009
Diverticular disease is one of the most common medical conditions affecting Western populations. Inflammatory complications are the most common manifestation of the disease and typically cause acute bouts of abdominal pain and fever. Chronic symptoms can also occur and can be mistakenly attributed to irritable bowel syndrome and rarely to inflammatory ...
Anish, Sheth, Martin, Floch
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Diverticular Disease

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1976
Diverticular disease comprises a spectrum of illness beginning with the irritable bowel syndrome and progressing to the life-threatening complications of diverticulitis and hemorrhage. Step-wise progression of this disease may be seen but is not invariably present; many patients with diverticulosis do not have preceding symptoms of the irritable bowel ...
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Epidemiology of diverticular disease

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002
Diverticulosis, which is an acquired condition marked by mucosal herniation through defects in the colonic wall, has been termed both a "disease of the 20th century" and a "disease of Western civilization" due to its increasing prevalence in modern times and its striking geographical variability.
Stephanie, Jun, Neil, Stollman
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Management of diverticular disease

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2015
Diverticular disease is a common condition in Western countries and the incidence and prevalence of the disease is increasing. The pathogenetic factors involved include structural changes in the gut that increase with age, a diet low in fibre and rich in meat, changes in intestinal motility, the concept of enteric neuropathy and an underlying genetic ...
Roland H, Pfützer, Wolfgang, Kruis
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Diverticular Disease and Diverticulitis

The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008
Diverticular disease is one of the most prevalent medical conditions to affect Western populations. Symptomatic diverticular disease can range from mild, low-level symptomatology similar to that seen in irritable bowel syndrome to acute bouts of diverticulitis complicated by abscess or frank perforation.
Anish A, Sheth, Walter, Longo, Martin H, Floch   +2 more
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Diverticular Disease in the Elderly

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1990
The prevalence of diverticular disease shows a striking correlation with advancing age. The spectrum of disease ranges from the entirely asymptomatic to a life-threatening surgical emergency. The diagnosis of acute diverticulitis is often particularly difficult to make in the elderly because of muted symptoms and signs.
L J, Cheskin, M, Bohlman, M M, Schuster
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Pathophysiology of diverticular disease

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002
There is substantial evidence that colonic diverticulosis is related to civilization, industrialization and a "Western" lifestyle and diet, being described as "a disease of Western civilization". Its increased incidence during the 20th century and the morbidity and mortality associated with complications, demand that this condition should receive ...
Toshiki, Mimura, Anton, Emanuel, Michael A, Kamm   +2 more
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