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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2014; 20(29): 10115-10120
Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10115
Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10115
Surgical management of colonic diverticular disease: Discrepancy between right- and left-sided diseases
Heung-Kwon Oh, Eon Chul Han, Heon-Kyun Ha, Eun Kyung Choe, Sang Hui Moon, Seung-Bum Ryoo, Seung-Yong Jeong, Kyu Joo Park, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
Author contributions: Oh HK and Park KJ conceived and designed the study; Oh HK, Ha HK, Choe EK, Moon SH, Ryoo SB and Park KJ conducted the research; Oh HK, Han EC and Ha HK collected and analyzed the data; Oh HK, Jeong SY and Park KJ drafted the manuscript; Oh HK, Han EC, Choe EK, Moon SH, Ryoo SB and Park KJ reviewed and modified the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Kyu Joo Park, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea. kjparkmd@plaza.snu.ac.kr
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Received: March 23, 2014
Revised: May 4, 2014
Accepted: June 21, 2014
Published online: August 7, 2014
Revised: May 4, 2014
Accepted: June 21, 2014
Published online: August 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: In Asian countries, including South Korea, diverticulosis is relatively rare and usually detected on the right side of the colon. In the present study, the outcome of the surgical management of left-sided and right-sided diverticular disease was assessed. The results demonstrate that the incidence of left-sided diverticular disease in South Korea is increasing. Furthermore, left-sided disease is generally more severe than right-sided disease and associated with worse surgical outcomes.