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Colon diverticulum anatomic structure

Known as: Colon Diverticulum, Diverticulum, Colonic, Colonic diverticulum 
A pouch or sac-like protrusion in the colonic wall.
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1953-2018
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Ascending colonCecumColon structure (body structure)Colonic Diverticulitis
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Colonic DiseasesDiverticulosis

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Colon diverticulum anatomic structure
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2012
2012
Endoscopic band ligation for colonic diverticular hemorrhage.
BACKGROUND The number of sample cases of colonic diverticular hemorrhage treated with endoscopic band ligation (EBL) has been… (More)
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2009
2009
Post inflammatory damage to the enteric nervous system in diverticular disease and its relationship to symptoms.
Some patients with colonic diverticula suffer recurrent abdominal pain and exhibit visceral hypersensitivity, though the… (More)
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2009
2009
Persistent elevation of serum CA 19-9 with no evidence of malignant disease.
BACKGROUND Serum CA 19-9 is the mainstay marker for the diagnosis of biliopancreatic malignancies, though a persistent elevation… (More)
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2003
2003
Treatment of bleeding colonic diverticula by endoscopic band ligation: an in-vivo and ex-vivo pilot study.
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Angiographic and surgical therapy are standards of care for persistent diverticular bleeding… (More)
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1998
1998
Colonic diverticulosis in Hong Kong: distribution pattern and clinical significance.
This is a retrospective study on the prevalence of diverticulosis in Hong Kong Chinese adults. Eight-hundred and fifty-eight… (More)
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
Laparoscopic management of generalized peritonitis due to perforated colonic diverticula.
PURPOSE The use of laparoscopic peritoneal lavage in conjunction with parenteral fluids and antibiotic therapy in the management… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Bleeding colonic diverticula. A reappraisal of natural history and management.
OBJECTIVE The study was undertaken to correct or reaffirm current recommendations based on old observations of doubtful validity… (More)
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1992
1992
Efficacy of rifaximin on symptoms of uncomplicated diverticular disease of the colon. A pilot multicentre open trial. Diverticular Disease Study Group.
Diverticular disease of the colon is a common health problem in western societies. Most patients with colonic diverticula are… (More)
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1976
1976
Pathogenesis of bleeding colonic diverticulosis.
The cause of bleeding was found in 8 of 10 cases of colonic diverticulosis associated with severe rectal hemorrhage by using… (More)
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1965
1965
Segmentation and the Localization of Intraluminal Pressures in the Human Colon, with Special Reference to the Pathogenesis of Colonic Diverticula.
 
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