The prevalence and risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) is low among most patients with diverticulitis, but it is higher in patients with complicated diverticulitis, according to a new study. Colonoscopy ...

Many people have small pouches in the lin­ing of the colon, or large intestine, that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. Multiple pouches are called diverticula. The ...

Diverticulitis is a growing disease in the Western world. The optimum therapy for the treatment of patients with stage Ib and II diverticulitis is uncertain. The role of CT in this setting has not ...

Diverticulitis, a disabling colon problem that can cause pain, obstruction and fever, became more common in the U.S. from the late 1990's to the mid-2000's, a new study suggests. The findings are from ...

Q. I developed some pain in my abdomen and my doctor told me I had diverticulitis. What is it, what causes it, and what can be done about it? A. We say diverticulitis is present when outpouchings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Diverticulitis, a disabling colon problem that can cause pain, obstruction and fever, became ...

Many people, especially in their later years, have diverticular disease and don’t even know it. However, when symptoms do occur, they may be painful and require further medical attention. A ...

THE purpose of this paper is to advocate a more aggressive attitude toward the surgical treatment of diverticulitis of the colon, which in the past has usually been withheld until after complications ...

In diverticulosis, small pouches develop and bulge out through weak spots in the walls of the colon, typically in the part of the colon called the sigmoid colon on the left side of the abdomen. These ...

Diverticular disease and diverticulitis are related digestive conditions that affect the large intestine (colon). Small bulges develop on the lining of the intestine that become inflamed or infected.