Myths and Evidences in Diverticular Disease.
Diverticular disease is a very common entity affecting the elders, but also a few people in the young age group. Most patients are asymptomatic, but about 30% of them will have abdominal complaints. As the pathophysiology of diverticular disease has changed since its description, we address some important points about the disease. Recent knowledge has changed the way we treat the patients with diverticular disease: conservatively or surgically.
Departments of *Internal Medicine †Surgery, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiânia, Brazil.
Mauro
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Bafutto
Enio C
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Oliveira
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019468:Disease Management; D000076385:Diverticular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011781:Quackery