Diverticulitis — Overview, Symptoms, Treatments, and Other Resources.
Information on Diverticulitis from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Diverticulitis is swelling (inflammation) of an abnormal pouch (diverticulum) in the intestinal wall. These pouches are usually found in the large intestine (colon). The presence of the pouches themselves is called diverticulosis. Read more at Medline Plus, a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Information on Diverticulitis from the Mayo Clinic
MayoClinic.com diverticulitis information. Read more at MayoClinic.com.
Information on Diverticulitis -at the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
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 condition of having diverticula is called diverticulosis. When the pouches become inflamed, the condition is called diverticulitis. Read more from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH.
Colonic diverticular disease: Essentials
What is it? What are the symptoms? How common is it? What will happen? Key points about treatments. More at Consumer Reports.
Facts about diverticulitis
Fact sheet brochure on diverticular disease from the Gastroenterological Society of Australia.
Podcast: Outpatient Treatment of Acute Diverticulitis - Rates, Predictors of Failure
Listen and view a webcast from The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting.
Podcast: Diverticulitis - Does Age Predict Complicated Disease?
Listen and view a webcast from The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting.
Video: Diverticultitis
MayoClinic.com diverticulitis information. More information available MayoClinic.com.
Practice Parameters for Sigmoid Diverticulitis
The initial evaluation of a new patient with suspected acute diverticulitis should include a problem-specific history and physical examination; a complete blood count (CBC), urinalysis, and plain abdominal radiographs may be useful in selected clinical scenarios. See National Guideline Clearinghouse major recommendations.
Left Lower Quadrant Pain: Recommendation Statement
Clinical Condition: Left Lower Quadrant Pain. Variant 1: Older patient with typical clinical presentation for diverticulitis. See National Guideline Clearinghouse major recommendations.
Diverticulitis
Colonic diverticular disease is rare in developing nations but common in Western and industrialized societies, accounting for approximately 130,000 hospitalizations yearly in the United States. Full text available free through The New England Journal of Medicine.
Nut, corn, and popcorn consumption and the incidence of diverticular disease
In this large, prospective study of men without known diverticular disease, nut, corn, and popcorn consumption did not increase the risk of diverticulosis or diverticular complications. The recommendation to avoid these foods to prevent diverticular complications should be reconsidered. Full text available free through Pubmed.
Obesity increases risk of diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding
Obesity—specifically central obesity—significantly increases the risk of diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding, according to a new study. Full text available free through Nature.
Abnormal expression of M1/MUC5AC mucin in distal colon of patients with diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and cancer
The abnormal expression of gastric M1/MUC5AC mucin in precancerous lesions and colon cancer evidenced by immunohistochemistry led us to check for its presence in the mucus obtained directly from patients undergoing surgery for cancerous (adenocarcinoma) or inflammatory (diverticulitis or ulcerative colitis) diseases. Full text available free through Pubmed.
Management of diverticulitis
The prevalence of perforated sigmoid diverticular disease in developed countries has increased from 2.4/100 000 in 1986 to 3.8/100 000 in 2000. Diverticular disease is one of the five most costly gastrointestinal disorders in the United States. Full text available free through Pubmed.
Patterns of pain in diverticular disease and the influence of acute diverticulitis
While the association of recurrent bouts of abdominal pain with colonic diverticulosis is well recognized, the cause of this pain is obscure since in most cases it occurs without obvious diverticulitis or other potential causes. Abstract available through Pubmed.
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