Diverticular disease of the colon in Jordan

In a case review over a nine-year period, 35 patients were referred to the University Hospital with a variety of abdominal symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract, were found to have diverticular disease of the colon. In a retrospective evaluation of 274 consecutive barium enemas performed at...

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Published in:	Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 247
Main Authors:	Fatayer, W T, A-Khalaf, M M, Shalan, K A, Toukan, A U, Daker, M R, Arnaout, M A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-04-1983
Subjects:	Adult Aged Diverticulum, Colon - diagnostic imaging Diverticulum, Colon - epidemiology Female Humans Jordan Male Middle Aged Radiography Retrospective Studies
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Summary:	In a case review over a nine-year period, 35 patients were referred to the University Hospital with a variety of abdominal symptoms related to the gastrointestinal tract, were found to have diverticular disease of the colon. In a retrospective evaluation of 274 consecutive barium enemas performed at the same institute in patients aged 20 to 85 years, in a three-year period (1979 to 1981), colonic diverticula were found in 11 patients, giving incidence of 4 per cent; all positive enemas for diverticulosis in this group occurred in patients over the age of 40 years.
ISSN:	0012-3706
DOI:	10.1007/BF02562489