The distributional pattern of diverticular disease
作者:
Isidor,
Segal Bruce,
期刊:
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
(OVID Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 32,
issue 3
页码: 227-229
ISSN:0012-3706
年代: 1989
出版商: OVID
关键词: Diverticular disease;Distributional pattern;Differences in ethnic groups
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
&NA;In Western communities diverticular disease occurs mainly in the sigmoid colon. This contrasts with Oriental populations, in which diverticular occur mainly in the right colon. Diverticular disease has recently emerged in black South Africans. This study shows that diverticula in this population occurs predominantly in the descending colon. The variable anatomic distribution of diverticula in different ethnic groups implies that fiber deficiency is not the only factor responsible for this condition. It is suggested that diverticular disease may comprise several entities with different causes.
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