Diverticula

Diverticular disease
Dr Rob Hicks
Since the gut is about 9m (30ft) long, it's not surprising that occasionally things go wrong with it. There are times when the problem is of our own making, for example, when we stretch our gut to the limit.
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Diverticula tend to occur most frequently in the last segment of the large intestine, the sigmoid colon. They occur with decreasing frequency as one examines further back toward the beginning of the large intestine.
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Diverticula usually develop when naturally weak places in your colon give way under pressure. This causes marble-sized pouches to protrude through the colon wall.
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Diverticula in the colon are a fairly common cause of rectal bleeding in middle-aged and older adults. Diverticula are fingerlike pouches at weak points in the wall of the colon. Bowel movements can get caught in the pouches.
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diverticula
Pouches or sacs opening out from a main cavity or tubular organ of the body.
diverticulitis ...
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If the diverticula become inflamed or infected, the condition is called diverticulitis. This happens in about 10% to 25% of people with diverticulosis.
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CAUSES"Diverticula are small pouch-like sacs on the inside of the large bowel, generally in the descending colon. When a person is constipated, he tends to push too hard.
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The presence of diverticula is called diverticulosis and does not in and of itself cause any symptoms.
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cancer; pancreatic cholera; pancreatic colic; pancreatic cyst; pancreatic cystic neoplasms; pancreatic cystoduodenostomy; pancreatic deoxyribonuclease; pancreatic diabetes; pancreatic diarrhoea; pancreatic digestion; pancreatic diverticula; ...
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Enfermedad diverticular, incluyendo inflamacin de las pequeñas bolsas que se forman en el intestino grueso (diverticulitis )
Obstruccin intestinal: adems del dolor, esto causa nuseas, distensin, vmitos e incapacidad para evacuar gases o heces ...
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Diverticulitis (Diverticulosis) - Learn about diverticulitis (diverticular disease, diverticulosis) information includes symptoms, diagnosis surgery, diet, and treatment. Source:MedicineNet ...
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a disorder characterized by the presence of diverticula, which are small, usually multiple saclike protrusions through the wall of the colon (large intestine).
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The disease occurs when bulging pouches (diverticula) form at weak points in the wall of the colon.
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Bladder or urethral diverticula (pouch-like sacs that develop and protrude from the walls of an organ)
Ureterocele (the tube from the kidney to the bladder protrudes into the bladder)
Prostatic enlargement ...
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Diverticular bleeding
Intestinal infection (such as bacterial enterocolitis)
Vascular malformation
Inflammatory bowel disease
Tumor
Colon polyps or colon cancer
Trauma or foreign body
Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines) ...
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A condition marked by small sacs or pouches (diverticula) in the walls of an organ such as the stomach or colon. These sacs can become inflamed and cause a condition called diverticulitis, which may be a risk factor for certain types of cancer.
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PKD is associated with brain aneurysms,diverticula of the colon, and with cysts in the liver, pancreas, and testes. As many as halfof people with PKD also have cysts on the liver.
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Treatment of perforated diverticular disease of the colon, Adv Surg 1978;12:85-109; American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), 'Practice Parameters for Sigmoid Diverticulitis-Supporting Documentation.' - 3/15/98.
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A barium enema is often used to diagnose bowel problems such as diverticular disease and polyps. This article explains the procedure and what preparation is required.
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For example, a catheter can be used to open a blocked blood vessel, deliver medication to a tumor, or stop intestinal bleeding caused by diverticular hemorrhage.
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Diverticular disease, angiodysplasia, polyps, hemorrhoids, and anal fissures most commonly cause the bleeding. Blood in the stool can result from cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, and infectious diarrhea.
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A diet rich in fibre has many health benefits. It reduces the risk of a number of bowel problems - some of them quite serious. These include constipation, haemorrhoids (piles), diverticular disease and cancer of the colon or large bowel.
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As a colon and rectal surgeon, he has limited his practice to the surgical and medical management of inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, diverticular disease, anorectal diseases, motility disorders of the colon and rectum, ...
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