Giovanni Santacroce, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Giulia Maria Abruzzese, Giacomo Alunno, Francesco Di Terlizzi, Carmine Frenna, Antonella Gentile, Mario Andrea Latorre, Clarissa Petrucci, Damiano Ruggeri, Simone Soriano, Nicola Aronico, Annalisa De Silvestri, Gino Roberto Corazza, Marietta Iacucci, Antonio Di Sabatino
INTRODUCTION: Diverticular disease (DD), commonly associated with the elderly, is becoming more prevalent among younger individuals. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the differences in the natural history and outcomes between young and old patients with DD. METHODS: Adult patients with DD diagnosed between 2010 and 2022 at an Italian tertiary referral center were enrolled, and their demographic and clinical data were retrieved. The patients were categorized as young or old based on the 25th percentile of the population's age at diagnosis...
2024: Frontiers in Medicine