RT Book, Section
A1 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184170694
T1 Diverticular Disease of the Colon
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264269389
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184170694
RD 2024/04/20
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  gastrointestinal  bleeding  and  diverticulitis.