Diverticulitis in the young patient-Is it different

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2006; 12(18): 2932-2935
Published online May 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932

Table 3 Patients' follow-up after discharge

Age (yr)	<45n = 21(%)	>45n = 159 (%)	P value
Operations following discharge	8 (38)	20 (13)	0.002
Recurrent diverticulitis (not operated)	2 (10)	20 (13)	0.688
Abdominal pain¹	5 (24)	27 (17)	0.442
No further symptoms	6 (28)	87 (55)	0.024

¹Abdominal pain- pain more than 2 times per week that lasts for at least one hour.

Citation: Lahat A, Menachem Y, Avidan B, Yanai H, Sakhnini E, Bardan E, Bar-Meir S. Diverticulitis in the young patient-Is it different. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(18): 2932-2935
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i18/2932.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i18.2932