Prevalence and patterns of diverticulosis in patients undergoing colonoscopy in a southern Indian hospital.
The prevalence of diverticular disease of colon of colon is reportedly low in Asian compared to Western countries. We analyzed the prevalence of colonic diverticulosis in a selected cohort of patients undergoing colonoscopy. Retrospective study of records of patients undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary hospital in southern India.
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, P V S Institute of Digestive Diseases, Cochin 682 017, Kerala, India. kamli6@yahoo.co.uk
Naduthottam Palaniswami
NP
Kamalesh
Kurumboor
K
Prakash
Kaniyarakal
K
Pramil
Prakash
P
Zacharias
Ganesh Narayanan
GN
Ramesh
Mathew
M
Philip
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies