ANALYSIS OF COLONOSCOPIC FINDINGS IN 70 DIVERTICULA OF COLON IN 70 ELDERLY PATIENTS
- VernacularTitle:70例老年性结肠憩室结肠镜资料分析
- Author:
Xiaolin SHI
;
Jiangyun MENG
;
Lihua PENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diverticulosis,colon;
elderly;
colonscope
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective Finding characteristic of senile colon diverticula in 70 cases senile colon diverticula diagnosed by colonoscope through comparing and summarizing. Methods From Jan 1997 to Dec 2001, 70 cases older than 60 years old senile colon diverticula diagnosed by colonoscope in endoscopy department of PLA general hospital. Male 54 cases ,female 16 cases .Age from 60 to 84 years old, average age 68.70?5.39. Results ①With age increased, detectable rate of colon diverticula and multiple colon diverticula rised; ②Detectable rate in male higher than female; ③Whether the single or multiple diverticula ,all predilection site is in the right colon, rate of the right to the left is 2.8∶1(42∶15), and the single diverticula is more obvious. Conclusions ①Occurrence of diverticula have relation to age; ②Incidence in the right colon of senile is lower than of young people; ③The left colon diverticula and bilateral colon diverticula in senile is higher than in young people.
