대한대장항문학회

Diverticulosis of the colon is one of the most common colonic diseases in western<br>hemisphere. In korea(maybe far east countries), it is rewarded as extrimely rare, but in<br>recent years the incidence in creases quire rapidly. The purpose of this study is to<br>review epidemiological and clinical characteristics in diverticular disease of the colon<br>from all barium enema films, colonofiberscope, and also analysis of surgical cases from<br>July 1971 to December 1991. We experienced 232 cases of diverticular disease in the<br>colon, and 27 cases of surgery. The annual incidence increased progressively for the last<br>10 years from 0.4% in 1982 to 2.29% in 1991. The mean age of the patients at the time<br>of diagnisis was 46 years. The male to female ratio was 1.93：1. And diverticula were<br>located on the right colon 82.3%, left colon 10.7%, and both side 7%. Amomg the<br>surgical cases, frequency of the true type was 16 cases(59.3% ), false type 3 cases<br>(11.1%), and unknown 8 cases(26.9%). The common surgical procedure were<br>Rt.<br>hemicolectomy, diverticulectomy, cecectomy, I & D, and segmental resection in orders.<br>Post Op. morbidity and mortality was not found in any cases.<br>