Open AccessEpidemiological Similarities Between Appendicitis and Diverticulitis Suggesting a Common Underlying Pathogenesis
Author(s) -
Edward H. Livingston
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.2
Subject(s) - diverticulitis , appendicitis , medicine , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , perforation , general surgery , physics , materials science , optics , punching , metallurgy
Nonperforating appendicitis is primarily a disease of children, and nonperforating diverticulitis affects mostly older adults. Apart from these age differences, the diseases share many epidemiological features, such as association with better hygiene and low-fiber diets.
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