ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2023
Prior abdominal surgery as a potential risk factor for colonic diverticulosis or diverticulitis.
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- Smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for colonic diverticulosis and its complications: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction After Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Colonic diverticular hemorrhage: Etiology, diagnostic challenges, and evolving therapeutic strategies.World journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Assessment of negative appendectomy in acute appendicitis diagnoses.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
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- Prevascular Richter's hernia a rare and challenging presentation of a potentially life-threatening condition: A rare case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAbnormal colonic pressure profiles have been associated with an increased risk of colonic diverticulosis. A surgical history is a known risk factor for abdominal adhesions and these may lead to increased intraluminal colonic pressure.
aimTo assess whether previous abdominal surgery is associated with colonic diverticulosis or diverticulitis.
methodsWe analyzed data from a study of patients undergoing colonoscopy for different indications from 2020 through 2021. Patients completed a structured questionnaire concerning previous abdominal surgeries, dietary and lifestyle exposures including smoking, alcohol use and co-morbidities.
resultsThree hundred and fifty-nine patients were included in the study. The mean age was 67.6 and 46% were females. Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure, and body mass index were similar in the diverticulosis and control groups. The overall prevalence of colonic diverticulosis was 25% (91/359) and 48% of the patients had previous abdominal surgery. As expected, the prevalence of diverticulosis increased with age. There was no difference in the rate of previous abdominal surgery between patients with or without diverticulosis (49%
conclusionThese findings suggest that post-operative abdominal adhesions inducing high colonic intraluminal pressures do not appear to be the mechanism for diverticula formation. Rather, inguinal hernia and diverticulosis may share similar connective tissue pathologies with no causative relationship between them.
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