RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
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ID 58109076
T1 Diverticulosis
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58109076
RD 2024/10/10
AB •  Diverticula  are  more  common  in  the  colon  than  in  any  other  portion  of  the  GI  tract•  Diverticulosis:  the  presence  of  multiple  false  diverticula•  Colonic  diverticula  are  acquired  and  are  classified  as  false  because  they  consist  of  mucosa  and  submucosa  that  have  herniated  through  the  muscular  coats•  Colonic  diverticula  are  pulsion  (rather  than  traction)  diverticula  because  they  are  pushed  out  by  intraluminal  pressure•  They  vary  from  a  few  millimeters  to  several  centimeters  in  diameter;  the  necks  may  be  narrow  or  wide;  and  some  contain  inspissated  fecal  matter•  Cultural  factors,  especially  diet,  play  an  important  etiologic  role  -Chief  among  the  dietary  influences  is  the  fiber  content  of  foods.•  The  pathogenesis  of  diverticula  requires  defects  in  the  colonic  wall  and  increased  pressure  in  the  lumen  relative  to  the  serosal  surface