[Endoscopic findings compared with clinical findings in diverticular disease of the colon]

M De Reuck; J F Nyst; C Jonas; E De Koster; M Deltenre

[Endoscopic findings compared with clinical findings in diverticular disease of the colon]

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 1990 May-Jun;53(3):354-8.

[Article in French]

Authors

M De Reuck¹, J F Nyst, C Jonas, E De Koster, M Deltenre

Affiliation

¹ Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, U.L.B.-V.U.B., Bruxelles, Belgique.

PMID: 2077798

Abstract

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.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Colonic Neoplasms / complications
Colonic Polyps / complications
Colonoscopy*
Diverticulum, Colon / complications
Diverticulum, Colon / diagnosis*
Diverticulum, Colon / physiopathology
Female
Gastrointestinal Transit
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occult Blood
Retrospective Studies