Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent findings published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggested colonic diverticulosis did not ...

Diverticulosis of the colon is the most common anatomic alteration of the human colon. Diet may be important in the management of diverticular disease (DD). It is known that high-fiber diet does not ...

An article in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology examines the distribution of colonic diverticula. 1. The research team examined patients undergoing screening colonoscopy at the University of ...

In a study of patients undergoing colonoscopy, coffee or caffeine intake was not associated with a higher risk for colonic diverticulosis. (BMC Gastroenterology) In a 21-country analysis, high intake ...

Many people have small pouches in the lin­ing of the colon, or large intestine, that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. Multiple pouches are called diverticula. The ...

THE purpose of this paper is to advocate a more aggressive attitude toward the surgical treatment of diverticulitis of the colon, which in the past has usually been withheld until after complications ...

AD is highly prevalent, particularly among those older than 65, and is associated with a high burden of morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. The presentation of diverticulitis often overlaps ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: Diverticular-associated colitis is an interesting clinical scenario that is occasionally encountered by the ...

A recent study found diverticulitis has been on the rise in this country since the late 1990s. It now accounts for about 300,000 admissions each year for inpatient care. Dr. Christian Mayorga, a ...

In diverticulosis, small pouches develop and bulge out through weak spots in the walls of the colon, typically in the part of the colon called the sigmoid colon on the left side of the abdomen. These ...