J Korean Radiol Soc.  1989 Feb;25(1):59-65. 10.3348/jkrs.1989.25.1.59.

Analysis of age, sex, location, size and multiplicity of colonic diverticulosis in Korean

• Son MY
• Chang JC
• Kwoen HP
• Jung KH
• Byun WM
• Kim SY
• Hwang MS
• Park BH

• KMID: 2383151
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1989.25.1.59

Abstract

Recently, colonic diverticulosis in Korea is one of rapidly increased disease in its incidence but it isdifferent from that of western countries in the incidence or developing pattern. So, authors reviewed 1921 casesof double contrast study performed during 20 months, from Jan 1st, 1987 to Aug 30th, 1988 at the department ofRadiology, Yeungnam University Hospital to analyze currrent disease pattern of the colonic diverticulosis. Theresults were as follows. 1. The incidence was 11.8%(226/1921) and predominant in male. 2. The mean age of patientswas 48.41 years and older in female, but their incidence was not increased with advancing age over 6th decade. 3. The mean number of diverticula was 7.6 and higher in cases involving several anatomic location than limited to onelocation. 4. Diverticulosis more commonly involved several anatomic location than one location. 5. Left sidedcolonic diverticulosis was found in relatively older age group and more frequently involved descending colon thansigmoid colon most commonly seen in western people. 6. Recently, the incidence of colonic diverticulosis isincreasing in both the right and left colon, which is thought to be due to various factors and partly to theroutine use of double contrast study of the colon.

MeSH Terms

Colon*
Colon, Descending
Diverticulosis, Colonic*
Diverticulum
Female
Humans
Incidence
Korea
Male