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Diverticulum: A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of tissue (sacs) that push out from the colon walls. The plural is diverticula. Diverticula can occur throughout the colon but are most common near the end of the left side of the colon, the sigmoid colon.
n. , pl. , -la ( -lə ). A pouch or sac branching out from a hollow organ or structure, such as the intestine. [New Latin, from Latin dēverticulum , by-path, from ...
Diverticulum: A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall is a diverticulum. As a person ages, pressure within the large intestine (colon) causes pockets of ...
diverticulum /di·ver·tic·u·lum/ (di″ver-tik´u-lum) pl. diverti´cula a circumscribed pouch or sac occurring normally or created by herniation of the lining ...
Learn about duodenal diverticulum (extramural and intramural), causes, symptoms, complications (gallstones, pancreatitis), diagnosis, and treatment options.
In the early 19th century, Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781-1833) wrote an important paper describing the diverticular remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct ...