Archampong E Q, Christian F, Badoe E A
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1978 Nov;60(6):464-70.
Sixteen cases of diverticular disease of the colon occurring in an urban hospital in Ghana are described. Ten of the patients had diffuse diverticulosis affecting the greater part of the colon. Apart from a high incidence of presentation with rectal bleeding the disease shows no particular differences in manifestation from what is encountered in the advanced countries. Sixty per cent of the patients belonged to the higher social classes, but all had lived on traditional African high-residue food. Other factors as yet unknown may contribute to the pathogenesis of this disorder.
本文描述了在加纳一家城市医院发生的16例结肠憩室病病例。其中10例患者患有弥漫性憩室病，累及结肠大部分。除了直肠出血的高发病率外，该病在表现上与发达国家所遇到的情况没有特别差异。60%的患者属于较高社会阶层，但所有人都食用传统非洲高纤维食物。其他尚不清楚的因素可能导致这种疾病的发病机制。
