This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Origin of symptoms in diverticular disease. BJS 2003; 90: 899-908.
Published: 1st August 2003
Authors: J. Simpson, J. H. Scholefield, R. C. Spiller
Background
A significant number of patients with colonic diverticula experience unexplained, recurrent, short‐lived but often debilitating abdominal pain and alteration in bowel habit. Such patients account for many medical consultations every year but, as our understanding of the cause of their symptoms remains imperfect, treatment options are limited. This article reviews the possible mechanisms that may be responsible for the symptoms of diverticular disease.
Method
Medline and Science Citation Index searches were performed to locate English language articles relating to colonic diverticula and symptoms published between January 1966 and July 2002. Manual cross‐referencing was also performed and some historical articles were included.