The colon, or large intestine, is where fibers and digested food are turned into stools. It has numerous sections, including the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, ...

A diverticulum is a pouch-like area that can form in the muscular wall of the colon, particularly at points where blood vessels enter. Diverticular disease is a term used to describe people with ...

Diverticular disease, a condition characterised by the formation of small pouches (diverticula) in the colon wall, poses significant clinical challenges worldwide. Although often asymptomatic, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A: Diverticular-associated colitis is an interesting clinical scenario that is occasionally encountered by the ...

It is a condition in which small sacs (diverticula) form on the wall of the colon. The condition is generally symptom-free. Diverticulitis is a complication of diverticulosis in which the small sacs ...

Analysis of more than 5.2 million hospitalizations revealed a 52 percent rise in complicated cases among younger U.S. adults.

THE purpose of this paper is to advocate a more aggressive attitude toward the surgical treatment of diverticulitis of the colon, which in the past has usually been withheld until after complications ...

Not only is there no link between low-fiber diets and diverticulosis, but the incidence of diverticulitis is not nearly as common as was previously believed. Those are the conclusion of two studies ...

The disease of the large bowel that kept Secretary John Foster Dulles bedfast in Walter Reed Army Hospital last week (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS) was considered rare until the turn of the century. Since ...

Diverticulosis is characterized by sac-like outpouching in the intestinal wall. Inflammation of diverticula results in diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is a condition where sac-like outpouching develops ...