Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Colon Diverticulosis
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019 Backgrounds/Aims: The etiology of colon diverticulosis is related to a range of genetic, biological, and environmental factors, but the risk factors for asymptomatic diverticulosis of the colon are unclear.
Hyun Jin Bae +7 more
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Practice parameters for the treatment of colonic diverticular disease: Italian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (SICCR) guidelines [PDF]
, 2015 The mission of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is to optimize patient care. Providing evidence-based practice guidelines is therefore of key importance.
Annibale, Bruno +7 more
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Trend and risk factors of diverticulosis in Japan: age, gender, and lifestyle/metabolic-related factors may cooperatively affect on the colorectal diverticula formation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 BACKGROUND:Despite the marked increase of diverticulosis, its risk factors have not been adequately elucidated. We therefore aim to identify significantly associated factors with diverticulosis.
Nobutake Yamamichi +22 more
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Comorbidities Associated with Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm has become increasingly important owing to demographic changes. Some other diseases, for example, cholecystolithiasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hernias, seem to co-occur with abdominal aortic ...
Althoff, Christian E. +6 more
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Recent advances in understanding and managing diverticulitis. [PDF]
, 2018 In the past few decades, the increasing socioeconomic burden of acute diverticulitis (AD) has become evident, and with the growth of the population age, this significant economic impact will likely continue to rise. Furthermore, recent evidence showed an
Annibale, Bruno +4 more
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The relationship between diverticulosis and colorectal neoplasia: A meta-analysis.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Background/aimsDiverticulosis and colorectal neoplasia share epidemiological trends and risk factors which are common in Western countries and incidences increase with age.
Hyun Jung Lee +5 more
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Diverticulosis y relación con el consumo de fibra en pacientes del Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana [PDF]
, 2016 Introducción: La diverticulosis es la condición más frecuentemente encontrada en la colonoscopia, condición asintomática, con un alto costo para el sistema de salud.
Moya Valenzuela, Laura Marcela +1 more
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Perforation of Jejunal Diverticula in COVID-19 Positive Patients: A Case Series [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Jejunal diverticulosis is the herniation of mucosa through weakened wall of jejunum on the mesenteric border. Individuals are usually asymptomatic for most of their lives and are diagnosed incidentally by radiological investigations or during surgery ...
Pushkar Galam +3 more
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Association between serum uric acid levels and colonic diverticulosis in terms of sex.
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundThe association between elevated serum uric acid (UA) levels and the risk of developing colonic diverticulosis has not yet been investigated.
Je-Ming Hu +7 more
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Treatment of diverticular disease: an update on latest evidence and clinical implications [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Diverticular disease (DD) is a common condition, especially in Western countries. In about 80% of patients, colonic diverticula remain asymptomatic (diverticulosis), while approximately 20% of patients may develop abdominal symptoms ...
Annibale, B, Carabotti, M
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