Eastwood M A, Smith A N, Brydon W G, Pritchard J
Lancet. 1978 Jun 3;1(8075):1181-2. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90969-8.
Diverticular disease is thought to be associated with prolonged intestinal transit-time, a reduced stool weight, and increased intracolonic pressure. Sixty patients with diverticular disease did not regularly show these features. Variation in colonic function was considerable in these patients and was similar to that in the general population from which the patients were recruited. Constipation may be a complication of diverticular disease and not necessarily part of its aetiology.
憩室病被认为与肠道传输时间延长、粪便重量减轻和结肠内压力增加有关。60例憩室病患者并未经常表现出这些特征。这些患者的结肠功能差异很大，与招募这些患者的普通人群相似。便秘可能是憩室病的一种并发症，而不一定是其病因的一部分。
