Diverticulosis differential diagnosis
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Overview
It depends on the Pathologic event that causes the symptomatic disease.
Diffrenetial Diagnosis
If the Bleeding occurs the differential diagnosis for Lower GI Bleeding should be consider including[1]:
- Anorectal source of bleeding(hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal ulcers)
- Neoplasia (polyps and cancers)
- Angiodysplasia
- Postpolypectomy
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Other colitis (infectious, antibiotic associated, colitis of unclear etiology)
- Small bowel/upper GI bleed
References
- ↑ Strate LL (2005). "Lower GI bleeding: epidemiology and diagnosis". Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. 34 (4): 643–64. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2005.08.007. PMID 16303575.