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 ...
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 ...
Sometimes people form small pouches on the intestinal wall. These pouches don’t usually cause problems unless they get infected. Then people develop a painful digestive condition called diverticulitis ...
Diverticulitis, a disabling colon problem that can cause pain, obstruction and fever, became more common in the U.S. from the late 1990's to the mid-2000's, a new study suggests. The findings are from ...
It's easy to see your body aging on the outside – wrinkles, dark spots, gray hair, the whole shebang – but as we grow older, ...
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THE morbidity associated with the surgical treatment of diverticulitis remains high. In the experience of the Lahey Clinic some complication has developed in 30 per cent of the patients with ...
Most individuals who develop diverticula (small bulges in the intestinal lining) do not develop symptoms of the condition. However, around a quarter of people do get symptoms, at which point they are ...
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Q: I am a 55-year-old woman who was diagnosed with diverticulitis in July 2006, and had ...
The prevalence and risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) is low among most patients with diverticulitis, but it is higher in patients with complicated diverticulitis, according to a new study. Colonoscopy ...
Q: I am 60 and I just had my screening colonoscopy. Although the good news was that there is no cancer, the bad news was that I have diverticulosis. How bad is that? A: Screening for colon cancer is ...