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Diverticular Disease of the Appendix
Southern Medical Journal, 1990We have discussed a case of appendiceal diverticulitis diagnosed at laparotomy, and reviewed the histologic and clinical findings. Although infrequently encountered, appendiceal diverticulitis must be entertained in the differential diagnosis of pain in the right lower quadrant, especially in the adult patient.
J H, Lock, W E, Wheeler
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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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Diverticular disease in adolescence
Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002Diverticular disease is rare in the adolescent. Acute diverticulitis is almost never considered as a diagnosis for a young patient presenting with abdominal pain. Unfortunately, unrecognized it may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Nadeem Ahmad, Afzal, Mike, Thomson
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Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2007
Diverticular disease is an extremely common disease entity in our society. The major complication of diverticular disease, diverticulitis, can have quite variable presentations. In the acute setting, treatment is divided into nonsurgical (conservative) or surgical therapy.
Anna, Ibele, Charles P, Heise
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Diverticular disease is an extremely common disease entity in our society. The major complication of diverticular disease, diverticulitis, can have quite variable presentations. In the acute setting, treatment is divided into nonsurgical (conservative) or surgical therapy.
Anna, Ibele, Charles P, Heise
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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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Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002
Barium enema remains the gold standard for demonstrating the extent and severity of colonic diverticular disease. As such, barium studies have a role in clarifying the differential diagnosis of patients with abdominal pain and altered gut function.
Steve, Halligan, Brian, Saunders
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Barium enema remains the gold standard for demonstrating the extent and severity of colonic diverticular disease. As such, barium studies have a role in clarifying the differential diagnosis of patients with abdominal pain and altered gut function.
Steve, Halligan, Brian, Saunders
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Diverticular disease of the appendix
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1977Diverticular disease of the appendix involves about 1 per cent of all appendices removed. Considering the large number, the subject appears to have been neglected in medical literature. Since the symptomatology is similar to that of appendicits and diverticula are frequently very small, they could go unnoticed.
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Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2014
Johanna L, Chelcun, Thomas, DʼAddario
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Johanna L, Chelcun, Thomas, DʼAddario
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