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==Overview== | |||
Colonoscopy is the diagnostic procedure of choice both for diagnosis of diverticulosis<ref name="pmid9221865">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vernava AM, Moore BA, Longo WE, Johnson FE |title=Lower gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Dis. Colon Rectum |volume=40 |issue=7 |pages=846–58 |year=1997 |pmid=9221865 |doi= |url=}}</ref>. | |||
==Colonoscopy findings== | |||
Diverticula may be visualized as outpouchings of the wall that have the appearance of a blind sac<ref name="pmid12738459">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ghorai S, Ulbright TM, Rex DK |title=Endoscopic findings of diverticular inflammation in colonoscopy patients without clinical acute diverticulitis: prevalence and endoscopic spectrum |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=98 |issue=4 |pages=802–6 |year=2003 |pmid=12738459 |doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07383.x |url=}}</ref>. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D.
Overview
Colonoscopy is the diagnostic procedure of choice both for diagnosis of diverticulosis[1].
Colonoscopy findings
Diverticula may be visualized as outpouchings of the wall that have the appearance of a blind sac[2]. File:Diverticulitis-2.jpgFile:Diverticulitis-3.jpgFile:Diverticulitis-1.jpg
References
- ↑ Vernava AM, Moore BA, Longo WE, Johnson FE (1997). "Lower gastrointestinal bleeding". Dis. Colon Rectum. 40 (7): 846–58. PMID 9221865.
- ↑ Ghorai S, Ulbright TM, Rex DK (2003). "Endoscopic findings of diverticular inflammation in colonoscopy patients without clinical acute diverticulitis: prevalence and endoscopic spectrum". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 98 (4): 802–6. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07383.x. PMID 12738459.