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  1. ... y diverticulitis</language-mapped-topic><mesh-heading ><descriptor >Diverticulum, Colon</descriptor></mesh-heading><mesh-heading ><descriptor >Diverticulitis</descriptor></ ...
  2. Diverticulosis is a condition in which you have small pouches in your colon. If the pouches get inflamed or infected, it's called diverticulitis. Learn ...
  3. ... tract. It runs from the stomach to the colon.
  4. ... or leaking intestine A burst ovary A perforated diverticulum, most often in the sigmoid colon Inflammatory bowel disease Infection in your gallbladder, pancreas, ...
  5. ... 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 ...
  6. ... the GI tract, such as: Cancer of the colon Cancer of the small intestine Cancer of ... or diverticulosis Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis Esophageal ...
  7. ... connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon). Find out about different diseases and disorders of ... connects your stomach to your large intestine (or colon) and folds many times to fit inside your ...
  8. ... and management of pediatric appendicitis, intussusception, and meckel diverticulum. [ PubMed : 22595706 ] 640. Pereira JM, Sirlin CB, Pinto ... R, et al. Complications of the meckel’s diverticulum, about 42 cases. Tunisie Medicale. 2009; 87 (4): ...
  9. ... an inflamed appendix, or an abscess or perforated diverticulum, usually due to diverticulitis. General treatment includes: Antibiotics ...