Enfermedad diverticular diagnosticada por tomografía computarizada multidetector y factores asociados. Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. Cuenca, 2018

Abstract

Background: diverticular disease is defined as the presence of herniations through the muscular layer of the colon, as well as the inflammation of the same. The multidetector computed tomography study is the best imaging test to assess the presence or absence of diverticular disease, diverticulosis, diverticulitis and its complications. Objective:to determine the prevalence of diverticular disease diagnosed by multidetector tomography and associated factors in the Hospital of José Carrasco Arteaga, in the city of Cuenca during the year 2018. Materials and methods: Analyticalcross-sectional study, the study was conducted in 224 patients, prior the signing of the informed consent, the data were obtained from the clinical history, by interview and the result of pelvic abdominal tomography in patients with abdominal pain under study, subsequently they were entered in a collectionf orm and analyzed with the SPSS software. Results: The ages were in the range of 18 to 92 years with a mean of 55.26 (± 18.584), being the female sex the predominant one (64.70%). The prevalence of the disease diagnosed by tomography was 55.80%, of which only 6.70% corresponded to diverticulitis. Conclusions: The prevalence of the disease diagnosed by tomography was 55.80%. The most frequent location of diverticulosis was the sigmoid colon, followed by the descending colon. Diverticulitis was located in both the sigmoid and descending colon in the same percentage. The factors associated with constipation, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and family history were statistically significant for the presence of the disease.