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Partial colectomy for diverticular disease (view source)
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
This is a relatively | This is a relatively common specimen. [[Diverticulitis]] (inflammation of diverticula) and it complications are usually diagnosed by computed tomography (CT).<ref name=pmid27622365>{{Cite journal | last1 = Schultz | first1 = JK. | last2 = Yaqub | first2 = S. | last3 = Øresland | first3 = T. | title = Management of Diverticular Disease in Scandinavia. | journal = J Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 50 Suppl 1 | issue = | pages = S50-2 | month = Oct | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000642 | PMID = 27622365 }}</ref> | ||
If the individual has a peritonitis, a (temporary) [[stoma]] is | If the individual has a peritonitis, a (temporary) [[stoma]] is created in a surgery known as a ''Hartmann's procedure''.<ref name=pmid27622365/> | ||
The pathologist's main tasks in this specimen is: | The pathologist's main tasks in this specimen is: | ||