colon
Diverticulitis (2 of 4)
Endoscopic View of Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid. Inflamed diverticulum with mucopurulent exudated, erythematous and swollen mucosa. Colonoscopy revealed focal diverticulitis: peridiverticular inflammation...
Diverticulitis (1 of 4)
This 75 year-old male, presented with adynamic Ileum, abdominal pain, rebound tenderness and the cat scan displayed a peridiverticular abscess.
Erythematous Colon Mucosa (3 of 3)
Intradiverticular diverticulum. Some large diverticula can have a small "daughter", inside a sigmoid diverticulum. A diverticulum (if there are more than one they are known as "diverticula") is a...
Erythematous Colon Mucosa (2 of 3)
Scattered Patches of dark erythematous mucosa are displayed in the both images of this sequence. However small red fold in diverticular disease are common and related to strong muscular contractions,...
Erythematous Colon Mucosa (1 of 3)
Scattered Patches of dark erythematous mucosa. The dark appearance of the patches suggest that the acute phase has passed. Colonic diverticular disease is a common problem in the Western world. The...
Diverticular Disease
Endoscope view of the colon affected by diverticular disease. It causes sacs (in brown) to form and protrude from the colon wall. Colon Diverticulae, diverticular disease, showing small outpouching...
Colon Diverticulum - Endoscopy (3 of 3)
Endoscopic Image of Diverticulum Diverticular disease is rare in people younger than 40 years. Disease is more virulent in young patients, with a high risk of recurrences or complications. Obesity...
Colon Diverticulum - Endoscopy (2 of 3)
Big diverticulum with Fecalith (Filled with Faeces) Inspissated stool or a fecalith within a thin walled diverticulum will cause erosion and inflammation leading to infection and perforation. This...
Colon Diverticulum - Endoscopy (1 of 3)
Two small "daughter" diverticulum inside a sigmoid diverticulum, large diverticula may contain smaller diverticula. This 64 year-old male has medical history that has diverticular disease since the...
Diverticular Colitis (7 of 7)
The sigmoid colon, where colonic intraluminal pressures are greatest, is most commonly affected. Depending on the location of the affected diverticulum, abscesses may form peritoneally or retroperitoneally....
Diverticular Colitis (6 of 7)
Diverticulitis in the right colon or in a redundant sigmoid colon may be mistaken for acute appendicitis. Diverticulitis in the transverse colon may mimic peptic ulcer disease, pancreatitis, or cholecystitis....
Diverticular Colitis (5 of 7)
The clinical presentation of diverticulitis depends on the location of the affected diverticulum, the severity of the inflammatory process, and the presence of complications. Because diverticula and,...
Diverticular Colitis (4 of 7)
Diagnosis is made histologically and endoscopically. The differential diagnosis includes inflammatory bowel disease, infectious colitis, NSAID-induced colitis, and ischemic colitis, which can usually...
Diverticular Colitis (3 of 7)
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS Patients may be asymptomatic or have features resembling those seen in patients with segmental colitis including hematochezia and abdominal pain.
Diverticular Colitis (2 of 7)
Diverticular Colitis Infrequently, patients with diverticular disease develop a segmental colitis most commonly in the sigmoid colon. The endoscopic and histologic features vary, ranging from mild...
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