TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diverticular Disease of the Colon A1 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2023 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - Colonic diverticulosis increases with age, ranging from a prevalence of 5% in those under age 40 to over 50% by age 60 years in Western societies. Most are asymptomatic, discovered incidentally at endoscopy or on barium enema. Complications occur in less than 5%, including GI bleeding and diverticulitis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193151962 ER -