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Relationship of coffee consumption with colonic diverticulosis [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology
Background 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.
Osman Cagin Buldukoglu   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Tracheobronchial Diverticulosis. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Belg Soc Radiol
Teaching point: Tracheal diverticulosis is a rare and benign disorder, characterized by single or multiple tracheal wall outpouchings, either congenital or acquired, usually diagnosed incidentally on chest high‑resolution computed tomography, and in general remaining asymptomatic.
de Abreu LAMC, le Brun JC, Tack D.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Alcohol and Smoking Affect Risk of Uncomplicated Colonic Diverticulosis in Japan

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Colonic diverticula are located predominantly on the right side in Asia and on the left side in Europe and the United States. Factors associated with uncomplicated colonic diverticulosis and its distribution pattern have been unknown.
Naoyoshi Nagata, Yoshihiro Kishida
exaly   +3 more sources

Clinical Yield of Colonoscopy in Evaluation of Young Women with Constipation: An Age- and Gender-Based Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesDiagnostics
Background: Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints among women, with a variety of contributing factors. We aimed to assess the role of colonoscopy in evaluating young women with constipation.
Amani Beshara   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Perforation in a patient with stercoral colitis and diverticulosis: who did it? [PDF]

open access: gold, 2014
Stercoral colitis with perforation of the colon is an uncommon, yet life-threatening cause of the acute abdomen. No one defining symptom exists for stercoral colitis; it may present asymptomatically or with vague symptoms.
Aaron Gottesman   +7 more
core   +4 more sources

Colonic Diverticulosis

open access: hybridVideo Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy, 2013
AbstractColonic diverticulosis is one of the most common conditions in industrialized nations. At colonoscopy, passage of the sigmoid can be challenging and complex in patients with diverticulosis, especially when they harbor plenty and large diverticula. Large diverticular openings can mimic the colonic. We demonstrate the colonoscopic passage through
J Pohl
openaire   +2 more sources

Percentage of body fat is associated with increased risk of diverticulosis: A cross sectional study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Background Obesity has been indicated to be a risk factor of diverticulosis. However, plausible relationship remained controversial. This cross-sectional study elucidated the association between percentage of body fat and the risk of diverticulosis ...
Chi-Wei Shih   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis [PDF]

open access: yesMayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016
Diverticular disease is a common condition that is associated with variable presentations. For this review article, we performed a review of articles in PubMed through February 1, 2016, by using the following MeSH terms: colon diverticula, colonic diverticulitis, colonic diverticulosis, colonic diverticulum, colonic diverticula, and diverticula ...
Kenneth R. Falchuk, Joseph D. Feuerstein
openaire   +6 more sources

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