In this episode, Dr Tom Varghese is joined by Jessica Cohan, MD, FACS, from the University of Utah. They discuss Dr Cohan’s recent study, which used statewide medical records linked with genealogy data to evaluate the familial contributions to diverticulitis. The results indicate that diverticulitis has a significant heritable component, which may inform surgeons as they counsel family members about diverticulitis risk and can be used to develop future risk-stratification tools.

Disclosure Information: Drs Varghese and Cohan have nothing to disclose.

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Cohan, Jessica N MD, MAS, FACS, FASCRS; Horns, Joshua J PhD; Ramsay, Joemy M PhD; Huang, Lyen C MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS; Allen-Brady, Kristina PhD. Diverticulitis Familiality: A Statewide Case-Control Study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 237(5):p 689-696, November 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000799 

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