摘要
结肠的憩室的疾病主要是人住在的疾病西洋化并且工业化国家。人住在工业化国家中的百分之六十个将开发结肠的憩室。它以前是稀罕的它发生在幼仔的 40 的年龄，而是对复杂并发症敏感的更多。在年龄 80，超过 65% 人有结肠的憩室。原因遗体不明确，却流行病的研究把它归因于饮食的纤维缺乏。憩室炎的原因仍然保持不明确，却新观察和假设建议它由于在肠墙中的慢性炎。肠休息和抗菌素的标准医药治疗仍然是推荐处理。然而，改变概念和新治疗 indicate 职业人员生命学可以是的反煽动性的代理人象 mesalamine 那样并且可能在弄短有用功课和也许阻止的复发。为为严重急性病的穿孔的标准外科疗法发展了以便二阶段的过程被推荐。另外， laparoscopic 外科证明了安全并且可以慢慢地成为选择的技术。
Diverticular disease of the colon is primarily a disease of humans living in westernized and industrialized countries. Sixty percent of humans living in industrialized countries will develop colonic diverticula. It is rare before the age of 40, but more prone to complications when it occurs in the young. By age 80, over 65% of humans have colonic diverticula. The cause remains uncertain, but epidemiologic studies attribute it to dietary fiber deficiency. The cause of diverticulitis remains uncertain, but new observations and hypotheses suggest that it is due to chronic inflammation in the bowel wall. Standard medical therapies of bowel rest and antibiotics are still the recommended treatment. However, changing concepts and new therapies indicate that anti-inflammatory agents such as mesalamine and possibly probiotics may be helpful in shortening the course and perhaps preventing recurrences. Standard surgical treatment for perforation for severe acute disease has developed so that two-stage procedures are recommended. In addition, laparoscopic surgery has proven safe and may slowly become the technique of choice.
