ReviewViszeralmedizin2015
Risk Factors for Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, Diverticular Perforation, and Bleeding: A Plea for More Subtle History Taking.
Review in Viszeralmedizin, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Colonic Mucosal Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels Play a Role in Diverticular Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Antibiotic Resistance Pattern and Surgical Outcome in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections Due to Colorectal Perforation.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Jejunal diverticular disease: A gastrointestinal bleeding enigma.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025Review
- Exploring the Diet-diverticular Disease Link: Insights from a Comprehensive Mendelian Randomization Study.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Outpatient use of antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis decreases hospital admissions.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
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- Characteristics, treatment, and outcome of diverticulitis after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in patients with malignancies.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Seasonal Variations and Factors that Influence Diverticular Bleeding in the United States of America.Journal of research in health sciences · 2023Article
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- A Rare Presentation of Recurrent Diverticulitis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2022Article
- Association between serum uric acid levels and colonic diverticulosis in terms of sex.PloS one · 2022Article
- Excessive Body Weight and Diverticular Disease.Visceral medicine · 2021Review
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- Pathophysiology and Epidemiology of Diverticular Disease.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2021Review
- Colon Cancer and Diverticular Disease Association: a Case-Control Study.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Article
- Colonic diverticular disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: is there really an association? A nationwide analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Article
- Association between Betel Nut and Presence of Diverticulum in Male: A Cross-Sectional Study.BioMed research international · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDiverticulosis is a very common condition. Around 20% of diverticula carriers are believed to suffer from diverticular disease during their lifetime. This makes diverticular disease one of the clinically and economically most significant conditions in gastroenterology. The etiopathogenesis of diverticulosis and diverticular disease is not well understood. Epidemiological studies allowed to define risk factors for the development of diverticulosis and the different disease entities associated with it, in particular diverticulitis, perforation, and diverticular bleeding.
methodsA comprehensive literature search was performed, and the current knowledge about risk factors for diverticulosis and associated conditions reviewed.
resultsNon-controllable risk factors like age, sex, and genetics, and controllable risk factors like foods, drinks, and physical activity were identified, as well as comorbidities and drugs which increase or decrease the risk of developing diverticula or of suffering from complications. In naming risk factors, it is of utmost importance to differentiate between diverticulosis and the different disease entities.
conclusionRisk factors for diverticulosis and diverticular disease may give a clue towards the possible etiopathogenesis of the conditions. More importantly, knowledge of comorbidities and particularly drugs conferring a risk for development of complicated disease is crucial for patient management.
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