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Diverticulitis, also
called colonic diverticulitis, is a
gastrointestinal disease characterized by
inflammation of
abnormal pouches—diverticula—that can...
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Diverticulitis is
defined as
diverticular disease with
signs and
symptoms of
diverticular inflammation.
Clinical features of
acute diverticulitis include...
- and sepsis.
Perforation may be
caused by trauma,
bowel obstruction,
diverticulitis,
stomach ulcers, cancer, or infection. A CT scan is the
preferred method...
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Sudha (2017). "Acute
Diverticulitis". StatPearls.
Treasure Island (FL):
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Diverticulitis:
Diverticular Disease:...
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circular muscle layer.
Complicated acute diverticulitis is
distinguished from
uncomplicated diverticulitis by the
presence of
abscess or
colonic perforation...
- may
include bloody stools, chills, dehydration, diarrhea, and fever.
Diverticulitis is a
condition where small bulging sacs,
usually found in the large...
- such as appendicitis,
leaking or
ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm,
diverticulitis, or
ectopic pregnancy. In a
third of cases, the
exact cause is unclear...
- volvulus, endometriosis,
inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, tumors,
diverticulitis,
ischemic bowel,
tuberculosis and intussusception.
Small bowel obstructions...
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acute diverticulitis, the NIH
guidelines recommend a high-fiber diet for
patients with
diverticulosis (a
condition that may lead to
diverticulitis). A Mayo...
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depends on
whether peritonitis is
localized (e.g.,
appendicitis or
diverticulitis before perforation), or
generalized to the
whole abdomen. In either...
