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| Site = [[colon]], other sites | | Site = [[colon]], other sites | ||
| Assdx = diverticulitis, peritonitis | | Assdx = diverticulitis, peritonitis, diverticular-associated [[colitis]] | ||
| Syndromes = | | Syndromes = | ||
| Clinicalhx = | | Clinicalhx = | ||
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| Prognosis = | | Prognosis = | ||
| Other = | | Other = | ||
| ClinDDx = [[colorectal carcinoma]] | | ClinDDx = [[colorectal carcinoma]] | ||
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'''Diverticular disease''', also '''diverticulosis''', is a common disease of the [[colon]]. Inflammation of diverticula is known as '''diverticulitis'''. | '''Diverticular disease''', also '''diverticulosis''', is a common disease of the [[colon]]. Inflammation of diverticula is known as '''diverticulitis'''. | ||
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*Mucosa/submucosa invagination into the musuclaris propria (MP). | *Mucosa/submucosa invagination into the musuclaris propria (MP). | ||
**At the site the blood vessels supplying the mucosa and submucosa penetrate the MP.<ref name=pmid18936652>{{Cite journal | last1 = West | first1 = AB. | title = The pathology of diverticulitis. | journal = J Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 42 | issue = 10 | pages = 1137-8 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181862a9f | PMID = 18936652 }}</ref> | **At the site the blood vessels supplying the mucosa and submucosa penetrate the MP.<ref name=pmid18936652>{{Cite journal | last1 = West | first1 = AB. | title = The pathology of diverticulitis. | journal = J Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 42 | issue = 10 | pages = 1137-8 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181862a9f | PMID = 18936652 }}</ref> | ||
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*[[Colorectal carcinoma]] - may cause a stricture, usually obvious on microscopy. | |||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]. | |||
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