Colonic diverticular disease
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Classification
Colonic diverticulosis
Colonic diverticulosis (ICD9: 562.10
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Colonic diverticulitis
Colonic diverticulitis (ICD9: 562.11
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Prognosis
Colonic diverticulosis
Most patients (97%) with uncomplicated disease will continue without complications for at least five years.[3]
Colonic diverticulitis
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Diverticulosis, Colonic. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Diverticulitis, Colonic. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ↑ Salem TA, Molloy RG, O'Dwyer PJ (2007). "Prospective, five-year follow-up study of patients with symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease". Dis. Colon Rectum 50 (9): 1460–4. DOI:10.1007/s10350-007-0226-5. PMID 17431721. Research Blogging.