Analysis of colonoscopic findings in non-senile colonic diverticula:a report of 47 cases / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the features of non-senile colonic diverticula as diagnosed by coloscopic examination in 47 cases. Methods 47 cases of non-senile colonic diverticula were diagnosed by colonoscopy in the Department of Endoscopy, General Hospital of PLA, from Jan. 1996 to Dec. 2001. Results There were 38 males and 9 females, whose age was under 60, with a mean age of 43.2 years. The incidence and detectable rate for simple and multiple diverticula showed no relationship to patients' age. The detectable rate of colon diverticula was higher in males than in females. Right colon was the predilection site for both simple and multiple colonic diverticula, especially for simple diverticula. The ratio of incidence for right to left colon was 20.5∶1. The ratio was 2.8∶1 in senile patients (aged above 60, detectable rate of colon diverticula was16.9‰). Conclusion The incidence of colonic diverticula in non-senile patients showed no relationship to age. The incidence of diverticulum in right colon was higher in non-senile patients than in seniors. The incidence of diverticulum in the left colon or both sides of colon was lower in non-senile patients was in seniors.