Epidemiological Similarities Between Appendicitis and Diverticulitis Suggesting a Common Underlying Pathogenesis
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Epidemiological similarities between appendicitis and diverticulitis suggesting a common underlying pathogenesis.
BACKGROUND Nonperforating appendicitis is primarily a disease of children, and nonperforating diverticulitis affects mostly older adults. Apart from these age differences, the diseases share many epidemiological features, such as association with better hygiene and low-fiber diets. HYPOTHESIS Nonperforating appendicitis and nonperforating diverticulitis are different manifestations of the sam...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.2