A Case Report of Cecal Diverticulitis diagnosed by Colonofiberscopy / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
; : 75-78, 1987.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-36784
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ABSTRACT
Diverticular disease of the colon is frequently involved in Western countries, which in korea, it is regarding as rare disease. In Western the diverticulosis is mainly affected on left side and increasing in according to age and false type is more frequent than ture type. While in oriental countries, the diverticulosis of the colon is mainly affected on right side and it is more frequent in younger patients. Cecal diverticulitis is known to a very rare disease and very difficult to be differenciated from acute scopy has purnished another useful tool in the differential diagnosis of diverticular disease. We experienced a case of cecal diverticultitis which had been diagnosed by colonofiberscopy and reviewed literatures briefly.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Diverticulum
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Colon
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Rare Diseases
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diverticulitis
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
1987
Document type:
Article