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Diverticular disease is a common disease. It predominantly affects people over the age of 60 years, who live in a Western society and have a slight female preponderance. It is increasing in prevalence and is thought to affect up to 60% of this population [1]. Given its high prevalence in society, it is surprisingly indolent condition with complications arising in only a small minority of patients [2].

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McCarthy, C., Hennessy, N., Fozard, B. (2012). Diverticular Disease. In: Brown, S., Hartley, J., Hill, J., Scott, N., Williams, J. (eds) Contemporary Coloproctology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-889-8_24

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