Diverticulitis and Diverticular Disease Patient Information Fact SheetPatient Fact SheetsJaapa
Colonic diverticulosis (the presence of diverticula in the colon; referred to as diverticulosis) remains asymptomatic in most individuals but ~25% of individuals will develop symptomatic diverticulosis, termed colonic diverticular disease (also known as diverticular disease). Diverticular disease can range ...
The diverticular disease remains mainly asymptomatic; however, in 25% of individuals, it will develop as a symptomatic disease. The pathogenesis of symptomatic and complicated DD remains uncertain but involves at least in part, genetic predisposition, low-grade inflammation, altered intestinal microbiota,...
The aim of this study was to evaluate findings on CT colonography (CTC) in patients with diverticular disease. In a retrospective analysis of 160 consecutive patients, who underwent CTC and conventional colonoscopy (CC), patients with diverticular disease were retrieved. The CTC images were compared...
Diverticulitis represents a broad spectrum of presentations ranging from mild left lower-quadrant pain to free perforation with peritonitis. A number of different modalities have been used to evaluate patients with suspected diverticular disease, but com
Yeung TM, Mortensen NJ (2012) Assessment of the quality of patient-orientated Internet information on surgery for diverticular disease. Dis Colon Rectum 55(1):85–89Yeung, T.M., & Mortensen, N.J. (2012). Assessment of the quality of patient-oriented Internet information on surgery for ...
given the increasing number of reports citing the low incidence of colorectal neoplasia after an episode of diverticulitis. Throughout the review we focus on the older patient with diverticular disease. Recent Advances in Diverticular Disease Article30 May 2016...
To analyze the surgical management of sigmoid diverticular disease (SDD) before, during, and after the first containment rules (CR) for the first wave of C
Colovesical fistulas originating from complicated sigmoid diverticular disease are rare. The primary aim of this review was to evaluate the role of laparos
The clinical spectrum of diverticular disease varies from asymptomatic diverticulosis to symptomatic disease with potentially fatal complications, such as