SynthesisActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2018
Epidemiology and risk factors for diverticular disease.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 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
- Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of elective minimally invasive sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease on quality of life: a single-center study.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Association betweenBMJ open gastroenterology · 2026Observational
- Who Should Undergo Drain Studies After Percutaneous Drainage in Complicated Diverticulitis?World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Proton pump inhibitor use is not independently associated with colonic diverticulosis in an asymptomatic screening population.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Characterizing Patterns of Care for Diverticulitis Within the Contemporary Health System.Gastroenterology research · 2025Article
- Jejunal diverticular disease: A gastrointestinal bleeding enigma.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025Review
- The Epidemiology of Diverticulitis.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2025Review
- A Contemporary Multifaceted Insight into the Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Diverticular Disease: An Update About Geriatric Syndrome.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Complicated Sigmoid Diverticulitis Mimicking Pelvic Pain in a Patient With Giant Uterine Fibroids: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Acute diverticulitis requiring hospitalization according to regional discrepancies in France between 2013 and 2022: a nationwide study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- The relationship between diverticular disease of intestine and cirrhosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Outpatient use of antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis decreases hospital admissions.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2024Article
- Association between Cardiovascular Risk Assessment by SCORE2 and Diverticulosis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
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- The Impact of Educational Status on the Occurrence of Colonic Diverticula: Insights from an Austrian Cohort Study.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2024Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Stress-Related Disorders in Patients with Complicated Diverticular Disease under Conservative Management.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Patients with Diverticular Disease Have Different Dietary Habits Compared to Control Subjects: Results from an Observational Italian Study.Nutrients · 2023Observational
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Diverticulosis of the colon is the most frequent anatomical alteration diagnosed at colonoscopy. The prevalence of the disease is higher in elderly patients over 65 years old, recent studies show an increment also in youngers over 40 years old. Even its large prevalence in the population, its pathophysiology still remain poorly understood. It's widely accepted that diverticula are likely to be the result of complex interactions among genetic factors, alteration of colonic motility, lifestyle conditions such as smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption, fiber and meat intake with diet. Recently many authors considered also alterations in colonic microbiota composition, co-morbidity with diabetes and hypertension and the chronic assumption of certain medications like PPI, ARB and aspirin, as important risk factors for the development of diverticulosis. The aim of this narrative review is to summarise current knowledges on this topic.
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