Clinical studies on diverticular disease of the colon.

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Abstract
In 12,505 patients who received Ba enemas during the past 14 days, 979 cases (7.8%) of diverticular disease of the colon (DDC) were found. The incidence of DDC increased with age; 2.2% of the patients were below age 29 and 14.3% were over 70 yr old. The sex distribution was 584 males and 395 females. Diverticula in the right-side colon was found in 76.1%, 12.9% in the left-side colon and 11.0% in both sides. All patients below age 29 had the right-side colon type, while 44% of those aged 70 or more did. The left-side colon type and both-sides colon type were found only in patients over 30 yr old, and constituted a majority in those of 70 yr old or more. The main symptoms and signs were disturbances in bowel habits 50.7%, abdominal pain 48.1%, abdominal distension and/or discomfort 41.5%, occult blood 25.2% and melena 5.8%. Therefore, DDC is clinically becoming an important disease in recent years in Japan as well as in Western countries.

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