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Diverticulosis is a condition in which small sacs (diverticula) form on the wall of the colon. The condition is generally symptom-free. Diverticulitis is a complication of diverticulosis in which the ...

DIVERTICULOSIS and diverticulitis are relatively common in persons past the age of forty-five. Ochsner and Bargen1 discovered that in all the patients registered at the Mayo Clinic in 1933, x-ray s ...

He was readmitted to the hospital, and a resection of the descending colon and sigmoid, with end-to-end anastomosis, was done on May 21, 1952, 6 months after the lower colon had been defunctioned.

The colon, or large intestine, is where fibers and digested food are turned into stools. It has numerous sections, including the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon ...

Many people have small pouches in the lin­ing of the colon, or large intestine, that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. Multiple pouches are called diverticula. The ...

A: Diverticular-associated colitis is an interesting clinical scenario that is occasionally encountered by the practicing gastroenterologist. The incidence of diverticular disease is very high in ...

Mean crude GIQLI score at 6 months was higher in the surgical group compared with the non-surgical group (114.92 vs 101.97) for a difference of 12.95 (95% CI 3.98-21.92, P=0.005). At 6 months, 46% ...

Recurrent diverticulitis often is treated surgically. Once the infection has resolved, the diseased portion of the colon can be removed to prevent further attacks; however, a surgeon would need to ...

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.

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

Prognosis of Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. Diverticulitis will recur in 20% to 30% of patients. Roughly one-third of patients treated non-operatively will have a recurrent episode, in many ...