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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Diverticulosis Diverticulitis
  1. Diverticulitis and diverticulosis – discharge 
    You were in the hospital to treat diverticulitis. This is an infection of an abnormal pouch (called a diverticulum) in your intestinal wall (most commonly in the sigmoid colon). This article tells you how to take care of yourself when you leave ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000192.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Peritonitis - secondary 
    ... an inflamed appendix, or an abscess or perforated diverticulum, usually due to diverticulitis. General treatment includes: Antibiotics Fluids through a vein ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000651.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Diverticulitis (image) 
    In most patients with diverticulosis, the diverticula do not cause any ... inside the diverticula, which can lead to an infection ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19954.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Diverticulosis 
    ... appear to lead to inflammation of these pouches ( diverticulitis ). ... Most people who have diverticulosis have no symptoms. Once these ... become trapped in the pouches, causing infection or swelling.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007668.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Meckel's diverticulectomy - series (image) 
    ... fresh blood or may look black and tarry. Diverticulitis, or infection, of a Meckel's diverticulum is often mistaken for appendicitis.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100092_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Diverticulitis 
    ... the condition is called diverticulitis. The cause of diverticulitis is not known. ... People with diverticulosis often have no symptoms, but they may have ... but they may become worse over a few days. They include: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000257.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Large bowel resection - series (image) 
    ... to scar tissue or tumors Bleeding, due to diverticulosis or arteriovenous malformations Injuries Cancer Precancerous polyps Familial polyposis Infection, due to diverticulitis
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100089_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Meckel diverticulum (image) 
    ... of the small intestine, know as a Meckel diverticulum. In most cases, Meckel diverticula do not cause any problems. In a small number of patients however, these diverticula can become infected (diverticulitis) cause an obstruction of the intestine, or cause ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8766.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Colonoscopy 
    ... pouches on the lining of the intestines, called diverticulosis Areas of bleeding Cancer in the colon or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003886.htm - Medical Encyclopedia