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Epidemiology of diverticular disease
Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2002Diverticulosis, 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.
Neil Stollman, Stephanie L. Jun
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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.
Hushang M. Payan, Hushang M. Payan
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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.
Charles P. Heise, Anna Ibele
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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.
Charles P. Heise, Anna Ibele
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Diverticular Disease and Diverticulitis
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008Diverticular 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.
Martin H. Floch +2 more
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Pathophysiology of diverticular disease
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2018Inflammation 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.
Bryan P. Kline +3 more
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DIVERTICULAR DISEASE IN THE ELDERLY
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2001Diverticular 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.
Martina M. Morrin +3 more
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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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