Definition of Diverticular Disease - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
Diverticular disease: symptomatic diverticula without inflammation or infection; diverticulitis involves inflammation of diverticula. Left-sided colonic diverticula: common in Western diets; right-sided diverticula more common in Asian patients, often congenital. Aetiology: High intraluminal pressure causes mucosa...
The spectrum of colonic diverticular disease includes asymptomatic diverticulosis, acute and chronic diverticulitis, and diverticular hemorrhage. Most often discovered incidentally on endoscopy or contrast radiography, asymptomatic diverticulosis is best treated by patient education, which focuses on increasing die...
diverticular diseasediverticulitisdiverticulosisprimary careEach year, more than 1 million ambulatory patient visits occur for diverticular disease, with nearly 75% of these patients seen in outpatient clinics. Although diverticulitis historically had been considered a disease of the older adult, it has ...
Diverticular Disease of the Stomach and Small Bowel - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
diverticular disease will not require operative intervention. Non-operativemanagement of acute diverticular disease begins with proper patient selection. Antibiotic therapy may not benecessary for uncomplicated disease, and a 4-day course of antibiotics for complicated disease after sourcecontrol has been ...
Impact of diverticular disease on hospital costs and activity. Colorectal Dis. 2004; 6 (2):81–4. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00532.x. [ Cross Ref ]Papagrigoriadis S, Debrah S, Koreli A, et al. Impact of diverticular disease on hospital costs and activity. Colorectal Di. 2004;6:81...