Parks T G
Br Med J. 1969 Dec 13;4(5684):639-42. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5684.639.
In a survey of the natural history of 521 patients with diverticular disease of the colon half of the patients had had symptoms for less than one month on presentation at hospital, and these carried the highest morbidity and mortality. Progression of the disease was usually within segments initially involved, and extension to other regions of the colon rarely occurred. The overall prognosis of patients with total colonic involvement was similar to those with localized disease, while the morbidity and mortality associated with a recurrent attack were higher than in the initial acute episode.
在一项对521例结肠憩室病患者自然病史的调查中，一半患者在入院时症状出现时间不到1个月，这些患者的发病率和死亡率最高。疾病进展通常发生在最初受累的节段内，很少扩展到结肠的其他区域。全结肠受累患者的总体预后与局限性疾病患者相似，而复发发作相关的发病率和死亡率高于初始急性发作。
