[Endoscopic findings compared with clinical findings in diverticular disease of the colon].
In a retrospective study of 702 consecutive colonoscopies, the authors observed 185 cases of diverticulosis or moderate diverticulitis. They studied the colonic diseases associated with the presence of diverticula (78 cases) and discussed the role of endoscope in the approach of colonic diverticulosis.
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Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, U.L.B.-V.U.B., Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Jonas
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De Koster
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood; D012189:Retrospective Studies
Données endoscopiques confrontées aux données cliniques dans la maladie diverticulaire du côlon.