title: [Diverticulosis of the sigmoid colon from the radiological point of view (author's transl)].
abstract: Diverticulosis is one of the most common diseases of the colon. Its importance arises from complications. In countries of the Western hemisphere the incidence is 10-20% beyond the age of 50. Among the natives of Africa and South-Eastern Asia it is practically unknown. It is suggested that the disease is caused by low residue diet, modern living conditions. and constitutional disorders. 500 barium enemas revealed 13,4% patients with diverticula including a 5-year-old child and a 32-year-old woman. The incidence of diverticulosis among patients over 40 years of age is 19,6%. The sex distribution is 1 : 1,9 male to female. The complications are demonstrated by case histories: Diverticulitis with ileus, foreign body trap, sub-acute perforation, sigmoid-vaginal fistula, sigmoid-bladder fistula, sigmoid-uterus fistula in a 5-year-old girl.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D011859:Radiography; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000150:complications; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Sigma - Divertikulose - Divertikulitis aus röntgenologischer Sicht