Diverticular Disease of the Colon. A Deficiency Disease of Western Civilization

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface, Pages vii-viii
Acknowledgements, Pages ix-x
Foreword, Pages xi-xii
Chapter 1 - Definitions, Pages 1-3
Chapter 2 - The History of Diverticular Disease of the Colon, Pages 4-21
Chapter 3 - Pathological Anatomy, Pages 22-36
Chapter 4 - The Radiology of Diverticular Disease Louis Kreel, MD FRCP FFR, Pages 37-57
Chapter 5 - The Incidence of Diverticular Disease in the Sexes and in the Young, Pages 58-60
Chapter 6 - Factors that have been Considered Responsible for Diverticulosis, Pages 61-73
Chapter 7 - The Pressures in the Human Colon in Health and in Diverticulosis, Pages 74-82
Chapter 8 - The Effect of Certain Drugs and other Stimuli on the Pressures in the Human Colon, Pages 83-109
Chapter 9 - The Segmentation Mechanism of Pressure Production, Pages 110-121
Chapter 10 - The Effect of Drugs in Diverticular Disease of the Colon and the Role of Segmentation in the Pathogenesis of Diverticula, Pages 122-134
Chapter 11 - The Epidemiology and Aetiology of Diverticulosis and its Relationship to Dietary Fibre, Pages 135-150
Chapter 12 - The Clinical Manifestations of Diverticular Disease of the Colon: their Classification, Traditional Treatment, and Prognosis, Pages 151-167
Chapter 13 - Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease, Pages 168-179
Chapter 14 - Complicated Diverticular Disease: Diverticulitis and Abscess Formation, Pages 180-191
Chapter 15 - Complicated Diverticular Disease: General Peritonitis, Pages 192-211
Chapter 16 - Complicated Diverticular Disease: Fistula Formation, Pages 212-217
Chapter 17 - Complicated Diverticular Disease: Obstruction, Pages 218-222
Chapter 18 - Complicated Diverticular Disease: Haemorrhage, Pages 223-232
Chapter 19 - Diverticular Disease of the Caecum, Ascending and Transverse Colon, Pages 233-239
Chapter 20 - Reilly's Operation of Sigmoid Myotomy, Pages 240-254
Chapter 21 - The Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon with a High-Fibre Diet, Pages 255-267
Chapter 22 - Dietary Fibre, Diverticulosis and its Associated Diseases, Pages 268-286
References, Pages 287-298
Index, Pages 299-305