Open AccessAn investigation of diverticular disease among black patients undergoing colonoscopy at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
Author(s) -
Muhammed Vally,
Modise Zacharia Koto,
M. Govender
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2017.v107i2.12007
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticular disease , colonoscopy , retrospective cohort study , population , diverticulosis , socioeconomic status , disease , inclusion and exclusion criteria , surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer , pathology , alternative medicine , environmental health
Diverticular disease was previously thought to be non-existent in the black African population. Studies over the past four decades, however, have shown a steady increase in the prevalence of the disease.