Complications of diverticular disease

Complications of diverticular disease

The majority of patients with diverticulosis are asymptomatic but historical studies suggest that somewhere between 10% and 30% will have symptomatic complications ( Summary box 77.11 ). Johann Friedrich Meckel (the younger), 1781–1833, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery , Halle, Germany , described the diverticulum in 1809. Denis Parsons Burkitt , 1911–1993, Irish surgeon who practised in Uganda, observed that man lifestyle. Edward John Hinchey , b. 1934, surgeon, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada. Complications of diverticular disease - /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF

Diverticulitis Abscess Peritonitis Intestinal obstruction Haemorrhage Fistula formation