Prevalencia de enfermedad diverticular diagnosticada por tomografía simple y contrastada, en pacientes del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, enero 2015-julio 2017

Abstract

According to Practice Guidelines of the "World Organization of Gastroenterology", the prevalence of diverticular disease affects people aged 80 years in 65%, 30% in people aged 60 years, and 5% in persons aged 40 years. Simple and contrast-enhanced tomography has now become a useful diagnostic technique, offering the benefit of evaluating both the intestine and the mesentery with a sensitivity of 69-98% and a specificity of 75-100%1. Our objective in this project was to determine the prevalence of diverticular disease diagnosed by simple and contrasted tomography in patients of the Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, Cuenca, January 2015-July 2017. For this purpose, a descriptive, retrospective study was carried out through the review of medical records of patients with presumptive diagnosis of diverticular disease who attended the José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital with simple and contrasted tomography request, during the months of January 2015 to July 2017. Data were analyzed and the following results were obtained: 70 patients (63.6%) had diverticular disease (diverticulosis), of which 60% were female. 41.4% of the patients are> 71 years. The most frequent location of diverticula was presented in the sec. Sigmoid (44.3%). ED presented in 67.1% to 1 of the 5 segments. 77.1% live in the urban area. With the research project the prevalence of diverticular disease diagnosed by simple and contrasted tomography was determined.