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| Ajithakumari K.1, Philip Umman2, Roshan Varkey3, Deepak Johnson4, Geetha Gopal1, Abraham John5 | ||||||
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1MD, Professor, Department of Pathology, BCMCH, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.
2MS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, BCMCH, Thiruvalla., Kerala. 3MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, BCMCH, Thiruvalla, Kerala. 4MD DM, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenerology, BCMCH, Thiruvalla, Kerala. 5MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, BCMCH, Thiruvalla, Kerala. | ||||||
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| Ajithakumari K, Umman P, Varkey R, Johnson D, Gopal G, John A. Diverticular disease of colon: Changing trends. Int J Case Rep Images 2016;7(12):781–786. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Diverticulosis of the colon with all its complications is a well-known entity with a high prevalence rate among the western population affecting mainly the older people. But in the Asian countries it is far less common and the true incidence of diverticulosis in India is still not known. Only less than 25% of these cases become symptomatic and so far only very few studies have been conducted among our population.
Case Series: Here we report four cases of symptomatic diverticular disease of the colon who reported to a tertiary care centre in South India with different patterns of presentations within a period of five-month. Conclusion: This report is a reflection of the increasing incidence of this alarming clinical condition among our population. It is high time that we should identify these cases early and take measures to prevent the evolution of diverticulosis into complicated diverticular disease with all its morbidity. | |
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Keywords:
Complicated diverticular disease, Diverticulosis, Diverticular disease, Diverticulosis associated colitis
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Author Contributions:
Ajithakumari K. – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Philip Ummen – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Roshan George – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Deepak Johnson – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Geethagopal – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Abraham John – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2016 Ajithakumari K. et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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