title: [Diverticuli of the colon].
abstract: Colon diverticular disease is one of the most common pathologies of the western world; the aim of our review was to collect shortly but in a systematic way the main and more recent news on the etiopathogenesis, prevention, natural history, possible clinical presentations and complications of this disease without omitting, at the end, a short report on the diagnostic techniques and on the various medical and/or surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Roma. riurgesi@tin.it
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urgesi
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cianci
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miele
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cesaro
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pirozzi
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vero
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cammarota
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004043:Dietary Fiber