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DiverticulosisAka: Diverticular Disease, Diverticuli, Diverticula, Colonic Diverticuli
- See Also
- Diverticulitis
- Epidemiology
- Rare in non-developed countries
- Prevalence
- Overall seen in 27% of patients
- Present in more than half of patients by age 80 years
- Pathophysiology
- Colonic muscle wall weak where vessels penetrate
- Usually multiple diverticuli present
- Size: Usually <10 mm
- Distribution
- Most commonly found in sigmoid
- Right diverticuli seen in age <60 and asian patients
- Protective factors
- Vegetarian diet
- High fiber diet
- Symptoms
- Asymptomatic in 85% of patients
- Colicky Abdominal Pain without inflammation in 15%
- Relieved with Bowel Movement or flatus
- Worse with eating
- Associated with bloating and Constipation
- Left lower abdominal tenderness to palpation
- Diverticulitis develops in 5% of patients
- Differential Diagnosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Colon Cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Incarcerated Hernia
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Diagnosis: Symptomatic diverticular disease
- Colonoscopy is test of choice
- Rules out Colon Cancer
- Contraindicated in active Diverticulitis
- Management
- High fiber diet
- Avoid high residue foods (seeds, nuts, corn)
- Recommended theoretically to prevent lodging in tics
- No evidence to support this
- Antispasmodic agents have no evidence to support use
- Complications
- Diverticulitis
- Diverticular Hemorrhage
- Most common cause of Lower GI Bleed
- References
- Salzman (2005) Am Fam Physician 72:1229
- Stollman (1999) Am J Gastroenterol 94:3110
Diverticulosis (C1510475)
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| Definition (NCI) | 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. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
, Anatomical Abnormality (T190)
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| ICD9 | 562 |
| Basque | HESTEETAKO ERITASUNA DIBERTIKULARRA |
| Danish | Divertikelsygdom/divertikulit |
| Dutch | Diverticulose/diverticulitis |
| English | Diverticula of intestine, Diverticular disease, Diverticular Disorder, Diverticular disorder of intestine, Diverticulosis, Diverticulosis unspecified, Diverticulum of intestine, ENTERIC DIVERTICULUM |
| Finnish | DIVERTIKULOOSI |
| French | Maladie diverticulaire intest |
| German | Divertikulose/Divertikulitis |
| Hebrew | maxalot divertikulariot shel hamei |
| Italian | Malattia diverticolare |
| Portuguese | Doenca diverticular |
| Spanish | divertÃculo del intestino, divertÃculo intestinal, diverticulo del intestino, diverticulo intestinal, diverticulosis, diverticulosis no especificada, Enf diverticulares del intestino, enfermedad diverticular, trastorno diverticular de intestino |
| Swedish | DIVERTIKELSJUKDOM |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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