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Efficacy of a Shortened Oral Antibiotic Bowel Decontamination in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Diverticular Disease. [PDF]

open access: yesVisc Med
Schardey J   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Unexplored Role of Mitochondria-Related Oxidative Stress in Diverticular Disease. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Mol Sci
Cappelletti M   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Diverticular Disease of the Colon

open access: yesJournal 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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Pathophysiology of diverticular disease

Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
Inflammation of diverticula, or outpouchings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through the muscularis layer, leads to diverticulitis. The development of diverticular disease, encompassing both diverticulosis and diverticulitis, is a result of genetic predisposition, lifestyle, and environmental factors, including the microbiome.
Kathleen M Schieffer   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Diverticular disease

open access: yesJournal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2014
Diverticular disease is a common problem affecting the colon in developed countries. It causes significant cost to healthcare systems and leads to significant morbidity and mortality associated with its complications which include abscess formation ...
Johanna L, Chelcun, Thomas, DʼAddario
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Diverticular Disease

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002
Diverticular disease is a common finding in Western countries with an increasing prevalence with age. Many patients with the disorder remain asymptomatic. However, up to 30% of those affected may show clinical signs including pain, bleeding, obstruction, abscess, fistulae and perforation.
Ronald J, Place, Clifford L, Simmang
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