Colonic diverticula indicated by arrows in (A),double-contrast enema (barium is black on this film) and (B), colonoscopy.
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Diverticula — The plural of diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. Diverticula… … Medical dictionary
Diverticulum — A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula… … Medical dictionary
Diverticulitis — Classification and external resources Large bowel (sigmoid colon) showing multiple diverticula. The diverticula appear on either side of the longitudinal muscle bundle (taenium). ICD 10 … Wikipedia
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
Diverticulosis — Not to be confused with Diverticulitis. Diverticulosis Classification and external resources Diverticulosis as seen endoscopically ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
diverticulum — diverticular, adj. /duy veuhr tik yeuh leuhm/, n., pl. diverticula / leuh/. Anat. a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, esp. an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the… … Universalium
Diverticulum — Classification and external resources MeSH D004240 A diverticulum (plural: diverticula) is medical or biological term for an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure are… … Wikipedia
diverticulum — n.; pl. diverticula a sac or pouch formed at weak points in the walls of the alimentary tract. They may be caused by increased pressure from within (pulsion diverticula) or by pulling from without (traction diverticula). A pharyngeal diverticulum … The new mediacal dictionary
Dietmar Wittmann — Dietmar H. Wittmann, M.D., Ph.D., FACS is an academic surgeon specializing in complex abdominal surgery. He was associated with the following medical schools: University of Hamburg, Germany, University of Düsseldorf, Germany, University of… … Wikipedia
diverticulosis — Presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine, common in middle age; the lesions are acquired pulsion diverticula. * * * di·ver·tic·u·lo·sis lō səs n, pl lo·ses .sēz an intestinal condi … Medical dictionary
