Elastosis in diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon.

Elastosis in diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon.

Diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon is an increasingly common clinical problem in the ageing population of western industrialised countries but the mechanism by which the disease develops remains unknown. The muscular abnormality is the most striking and consistent feature and this has been studied by light and electron microscopy in 25 surgical specimens of uncomplicated diverticular dis...

[Diverticular disease of the colon].

Aetiological considerations During the present decade new light has been thrown on the aetiology and pathogenesis of diverticular disease of the colon by several workers, yet it is true to say that the exact cause of the mucosal herniation is still uncertain. Many factors at one time or another have been incriminated but the main emphasis recently has been on the muscle abnormality which exists...

Diverticular disease of the colon.

Diverticular disease of the colon is quite common in developed countries, and its prevalence increases with age. Although present in perhaps two thirds of the elderly population, the large majority of patients will remain entirely asymptomatic. Nonetheless, an estimated 20% of those affected may manifest clinical illness, mainly diverticulitis, with its potential complications of abscesses, fis...

Diverticular disease of the colon

Aetiological considerations During the present decade new light has been thrown on the aetiology and pathogenesis of diverticular disease of the colon by several workers, yet it is true to say that the exact cause of the mucosal herniation is still uncertain. Many factors at one time or another have been incriminated but the main emphasis recently has been on the muscle abnormality which exists...

Diverticular Disease of the Colon in Korea