Twin sisters with perforated sigmoid diverticulitis support heredity in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease

Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Mar;31(3):755-6. doi: 10.1007/s00384-015-2255-1. Epub 2015 May 22.

Authors

Alec Winder^{1

2}, Konrad Klaus Richter³

Affiliations

¹ Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
² Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand.
³ Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand. konradklaus.richter@gmail.com.

PMID: 25994783
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2255-1

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Twin Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Colon, Sigmoid / pathology*
Diverticulitis / complications*
Diverticulitis, Colonic / complications*
Diverticulitis, Colonic / genetics*
Female
Heredity / genetics*
Humans
Intestinal Perforation / complications*
Laparoscopy
Siblings*
Twins / genetics*