title: Saint's triad: confirmation and explanation.
abstract: A quarter of a century ago Professor C. F. M. Saint of the University of Cape Town noted the occasional association of diverticular disease, hiatus hernia, and gallstones in a patient. The occurrences of these diseases, and the significance of their associations, are discussed. The suggestion is made that the diseases are casually related to the consumption of fibre-depleted diets.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States