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Review
. 2021 Mar;34(2):81-85.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716698. Epub 2020 Dec 8.

Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Diverticular Disease

Stephanie D Talutis  1 , F Angela H Kuhnen  2
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Review

Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Diverticular Disease

Stephanie D Talutis et al. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Diverticular disease exists on a spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic diverticulosis to complicated diverticulitis. Incidence of diverticulitis in western nations has increased in recent years, although the factors that influence the progression from diverticulosis to diverticulitis are unknown. Geographic/environmental influences, lifestyle variables, and microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract are some of the factors implicated in diverticular disease.

Keywords: colon; diverticulitis; diverticulosis; inflammation; microbiome; risk factors.

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Conflict of Interest None.

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