Laparoscopic sigmoid resection significantly improved quality of life (QOL) in patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful diverticulitis, though was associated with a small but ...

Long-term severe complications were similar with laparoscopic lavage and primary resection in perforated purulent diverticulitis patients, researchers reported, although recurrence was more frequent ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diverticulosis, a common condition that causes small pouches in the walls of the intestines, might not be as dangerous as doctors have thought. The pouches are usually ...

About one or two percent of patients under 30 experience diverticulosis while people age 60 and older have some degree of the condition. Diverticulosis refers to small outpouching in the colon called ...

At the age of 70, 70 percent of the population will have diverticulosis. However, this doesn’t mean that all of these patients will ever experience diverticulitis. So, what’s the difference, and how ...

Q. I developed some pain in my abdomen and my doctor told me I had diverticulitis. What is it, what causes it, and what can be done about it? A. We say diverticulitis is present when outpouchings ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese people appear to be at increased risk for diverticulitis and for bleeding diverticula, results of a new study indicate. Diverticula are small pouches that form in the ...

The intestinal disease Fidel Castro is reportedly suffering from is usually easy to treat — but if complications develop in an elderly patient like the Cuban leader, it can quickly become a death ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mean quality of life score was nearly 10 points higher in surgery vs. conservative group at 1 year. Within 2 ...

The number of severe cases of a painful colon-related condition thought to be a “disease of older adults” are surging among Americans younger than 50. Based on analysis of more than 5.2 million adult ...

There is good news for people diagnosed with diverticulitis. In fact, the news is revolutionary! Diverticulitis is a condition that occurs when pouches, called diverticula, form in the folds of the ...