Back التهاب الردب Arabic دیورتیکولیت AZB Diverticulitis Catalan Divertikulitida Czech Divertikulitis German Εκκολπωματίτιδα Greek Diverticulitis English Divertikulito Esperanto Diverticulitis Spanish Dibertikulitis Basque
| Diverticulitis | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
 Large bowel (sigmoid colon) showing multiple diverticula. The diverticula appear on either side of the longitudinal muscle bundle (taenium). | |
| ICD-10 | K57. |
| ICD-9 | 562 |
| DiseasesDB | 3876 |
| MedlinePlus | 000257 |
| eMedicine | med/578 |
| MeSH | D004238 |
Diverticulitis is a disease of the digestive system. It is caused by inflammation of pouches (diverticula) in the walls of the bowel. It usually occurs in the large intestine. Diverticula can also be in the upper digestive tract at the level of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine.[1]
- ↑ "Diverticulite". 3 January 2013.