V. Liana Tsikitis, MD, MBA, MCR, gastrointestinal surgeon, professor of surgery, division head of the Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, Portland, and author of “Emerging evidence and recent controversies in diverticulitis: a 5-year review” published in Annals of Gastroenterology. OHSU.edu
No longer a condition affecting mostly older people in Western countries, diverticulitis now can develop in people of all ages—even…