Out-pocketing from a tubular organ such as the intestine.<\/p>\n
A little sac or pouch which develops in the wall of the intestine or another organ.<\/p>\n
An abnormal pouch off the intestines; a form of digestive disorder.<\/p>\n
Diverticula, pouchlike herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ, especially the colon.<\/p>\n
Area of the intestinal surface where the mucosa has been forced out through small defects in the wall of the colon.<\/p>\n
A sac or pouch formed at weak points in the walls of the alimentary tract. They may be caused by increased pressure from within {pulsion diverticula) or by pulling from without {traction diverticula). A pharyngeal diverticulum occurs in the pharynx and may cause difficulty in swallowing. Esophageal diverticula occur in the middle or lower esophagus (gullet); they may be associated with muscular disorders of the esophagus but usually cause no symptoms. Gastric diverticula affect the stomach (usually the upper part) and cause no symptoms. Duodenal diverticula occur on the concave surface of the duodenal loop; they may be associated with dyspepsia but usually cause few symptoms unless inflamed or very large. Jejunal diverticula affect the small intestine, are often multiple, and may give rise to abdominal discomfort and malabsorption due to growth of bacteria within them. Meckel’s diverticulum occurs in the ileum, about 35 cm from its termination, as a congenital abnormality. It may become inflamed, mimicking appendicitis; if it contains embryonic remnants of stomach mucosa it may form a peptic ulcer, causing pain, bleeding, or perforation. Colonic diverticula, affecting the colon (particularly the lowest portion), become commoner with increasing age and often cause no symptoms. However they are sometimes associated with abdominal pain or altered bowel habit\u00a0or they may become inflamed<\/p>\n
A pouch or pocket leading off a main cavity or tube. The term is\u2019 especially applied to protrusions from the intestine, which may be present either at the time of birth as a developmental peculiarity, or which develop in numbers upon the large intestine during the course of life.<\/p>\n
An outpouching of the walls of a canal or organ.<\/p>\n
A small, unobservable pouch forms within the lining of a hollow organ. This phenomenon predominantly takes place within the colon and essentially represents a herniation of the bowel lining through its muscular layer. Within this pouch, waste materials become trapped, leading to stagnation and decomposition, which in turn triggers the inflammatory state known as diverticulitis.<\/p>\n
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Out-pocketing from a tubular organ such as the intestine. A little sac or pouch which develops in the wall of the intestine or another organ. An abnormal pouch off the intestines; a form of digestive disorder. Diverticula, pouchlike herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ, especially the colon. Area of the intestinal surface […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d"],"yoast_head":"\n