Diverticular disease of the colon in Accra, Ghana
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2001-07
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British Journal of Surgery
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Diverticular disease is said to be rare in Africans because ofthe high-®bre diet they consume. Septic complications arethe main presenting symptoms in Western countries andthe major cause of morbidity and mortality from thedisease1. This 3-year (1997±2000) prospective study in oneof four general surgical units in the Korle Bu TeachingHospital in Accra examined the incidence and presentation of the disease in the indigenous Ghanaian populationadherent to a high-®bre diet.