A periampullary duodenal diverticulum compresses the distal bile duct, leading to obstructive jaundice in a patient without ...

American Journal of Roentgenology: IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT comparable to conventional-dose CT for diagnosis of right colonic diverticulitis Leesburg, VA, April 8, 2021--According to ...

A 73-year-old man presented with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. He was hemodynamically stable, and nasogastric-tube lavage revealed bile with no blood, suggesting a lower gastrointestinal s ...

Abdominal CT is still considered the gold standard for diagnosing colonic diverticulitis, in which bowel thickening in the colonic district harbouring diverticula with or without pericolonic fat ...

An article in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology examines the distribution of colonic diverticula. Here are four things to know: 1. The research team examined patients undergoing screening ...

Colonoscopy: Endoscopic examination of the colon used to diagnose and treat bleeding lesions. Computed Tomography (CT): A radiological technique that provides cross-sectional imaging, aiding in ...

Giant colonic diverticulum is rare, with fewer than 100 cases reported in the literature. It affects men and women equally, occurs most commonly in patients 60–80 years of age and affects the sigmoid ...

Diverticulosis refers to small outpouching in the colon called diverticula or little sacs. Diagnosis of it is not a major cause for concern, but poor lifestyle choices can produce a different outcome.

I’ve had three or four CT scans during flare-ups that confirmed diverticulitis. I’m scheduled to have surgery to remove the part of my colon where I keep getting the infections.

Pouches, called diverticula, can develop along the wall of the colon. When they become infected, a person has diverticulitis. Learn more here.

Predictive Factors for Colonic Diverticular Rebleeding: A Retrospective Analysis of the Clinical and Colonoscopic Features of 111 Patients, Gut and Liver, 6, 3, (334-338), (2012). https://doi.org ...