[Diverticuli of the colon].
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.
Urgesi
Riccardo
R
Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Roma. riurgesi@tin.it
Cianci
Rossella
R
Miele
Luca
L
Martino
Antonio
A
Cesaro
Paola
P
Pirozzi
Giuseppe
G
Vero
Vittoria
V
Gasbarrini
Giovanni
G
Cammarota
Giovanni
G
De Lorenzo
Antonino
A
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004043:Dietary Fiber