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Diverticulosis is the condition of having [[diverticulum|diverticula]] in the [[colon (anatomy)|colon]] which are outpocketings of the colonic [[mucosa]] and submucosa through weaknesses of [[muscle]] layers in the colon wall. These are more common in the [[sigmoid colon]], which is a common place for increased pressure. This is uncommon before the age of 40 and increases in incidence after that age.<ref name="pmid17468551">{{cite journal |author=Comparato G, Pilotto A, Franzè A, Franceschi M, Di Mario F |title=Diverticular disease in the elderly |journal=Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=151–9 |year=2007 |pmid=17468551 |doi=10.1159/000099480}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
Diverticulosis is the condition of having diverticula in the colon which are outpocketings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layers in the colon wall. These are more common in the sigmoid colon, which is a common place for increased pressure. This is uncommon before the age of 40 and increases in incidence after that age.[1]
References
- ↑ Comparato G, Pilotto A, Franzè A, Franceschi M, Di Mario F (2007). "Diverticular disease in the elderly". Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland). 25 (2): 151–9. doi:10.1159/000099480. PMID 17468551.