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- Title
The relationship of obesity to the complications of diverticular disease.
- Authors
Dobbins, C; Defontgalland, D; Duthie, G; Wattchow, D A
- Abstract
Diverticular disease is common in our community. Most patients remain asymptomatic and the development of diverticular complications is rare. A common clinical observation is that patients presenting with complications of diverticular disease are obese. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of obesity to the complications of diverticular disease.
- Publication
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 2006, Vol 8, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1462-8910
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00847.x