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*Peformation - [[peritonitis]]. | *Peformation - [[peritonitis]]. | ||
*Diverticular-associated colitis - see below. | *Diverticular-associated colitis - see below. | ||
*Bowel obstruction - not common, may mimic malignancy.<ref name=pmid15143223>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pereira | first1 = JM. | last2 = Sirlin | first2 = CB. | last3 = Pinto | first3 = PS. | last4 = Jeffrey | first4 = RB. | last5 = Stella | first5 = DL. | last6 = Casola | first6 = G. | title = Disproportionate fat stranding: a helpful CT sign in patients with acute abdominal pain. | journal = Radiographics | volume = 24 | issue = 3 | pages = 703-15 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1148/rg.243035084 | PMID = 15143223 }}</ref> | |||
===Diverticular disease-associated colitis=== | ===Diverticular disease-associated colitis=== | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 20 January 2014
| Diverticular disease | |
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| Diagnosis in short | |
 Diverticulum. H&E stain. | |
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| LM | mucosa/submucosa invaginate into the musuclaris propria |
| Gross | outpouching - best seen after sectioning |
| Site | colon - classically sigmoid, other sites |
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| Associated Dx | diverticulitis, peritonitis, diverticular disease-associated colitis |
| Symptoms | usu. asymptomatic, diverticulitis presents with abdominal pain |
| Prevalence | common - especially elderly |
| Clin. DDx | colorectal carcinoma |
| Treatment | usually conservative, surgical resection (recurrent or perforating diverticulitis) |
Diverticular disease, also diverticulosis, is a common disease of the colon. Inflammation of diverticula is known as diverticulitis.
General
- Very common.
- Typically seen in elderly patients - 50s and 60s.
Complications:
- Diverticulitis.
- Peformation - peritonitis.
- Diverticular-associated colitis - see below.
- Bowel obstruction - not common, may mimic malignancy.[1]
Diverticular disease-associated colitis
Features:[2]
- Rare.
- Definitions vary somewhat - one is: IBD-like inflammation restricted to areas with diverticular disease.
- Considerable overlap with IBD histologically - no definite histologic findings.
- Rectal biopsy may be used to differentiate from ulcerative colitis.
Gross
- Corrugated - like cardboard.
- Wall thickening (reactive).[3]
- Usually sigmoid colon.
- May be elsewhere, e.g. appendix.[4]
Endoscopic image
Diverticular disease. (WC/Samir)
Grossing notes
Microscopic
Features:
- Mucosa/submucosa invagination into the musuclaris propria (MP).
- At the site the blood vessels supplying the mucosa and submucosa penetrate the MP.[5]
DDx:
- Colorectal carcinoma - may cause a stricture, usually obvious on microscopy.
- Inflammatory bowel disease.
Images
Diverticular disease. (WC)
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SIGMOID COLON, SIGMOIDECTOMY: - DIVERTICULAR DISEASE WITHOUT DIVERTICULITIS. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
Perforated
RECTO-SIGMOID, LARGE BOWEL RESECTION: - PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS WITH SEROSITIS AND ABSCESS FORMATION. - SUBMUCOSAL FIBROSIS. - ONE LYMPH NODE NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY ( 0 POSITIVE / 1 ). - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
SIGMOID COLON, RESECTION: - COLONIC PERFORATION ASSOCIATED WITH FAT NECROSIS, SEROSITIS AND MICROABSCESS FORMATION, IN THE SETTING OF DIVERTICULAR DISEASE. - ONE LYMPH NODE NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY ( 0 POSITIVE / 1 ). - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
See also
References
- ↑ Pereira, JM.; Sirlin, CB.; Pinto, PS.; Jeffrey, RB.; Stella, DL.; Casola, G.. "Disproportionate fat stranding: a helpful CT sign in patients with acute abdominal pain.". Radiographics 24 (3): 703-15. doi:10.1148/rg.243035084. PMID 15143223.
- ↑ Mulhall, AM.; Mahid, SS.; Petras, RE.; Galandiuk, S. (Jun 2009). "Diverticular disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease-like colitis: a systematic review.". Dis Colon Rectum 52 (6): 1072-9. doi:10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819ef79a. PMID 19581849.
- ↑ Nicholson, BD.; Hyland, R.; Rembacken, BJ.; Denyer, M.; Hull, MA.; Tolan, DJ. (Aug 2011). "Colonoscopy for colonic wall thickening at computed tomography: a worthwhile pursuit?". Surg Endosc 25 (8): 2586-91. doi:10.1007/s00464-011-1591-7. PMID 21359889.
- ↑ Sohn, TJ.; Chang, YS.; Kang, JH.; Kim, DH.; Lee, TS.; Han, JK.; Kim, SH.; Hong, YO. (Jan 2013). "Clinical characteristics of acute appendiceal diverticulitis.". J Korean Surg Soc 84 (1): 33-7. doi:10.4174/jkss.2013.84.1.33. PMID 23323233.
- ↑ West, AB.. "The pathology of diverticulitis.". J Clin Gastroenterol 42 (10): 1137-8. doi:10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181862a9f. PMID 18936652.
- ↑ URL: http://histology-group28.wikispaces.com/DigestiveSystemProject. Accessed on: 23 August 2011.