Sentence examples for colonic diverticula from inspiring English sources

Malignancies can arise in colonic diverticula.

To the best of our knowledge, the present case is the first report of two cancers in colonic diverticula.

Additionally, a variety of rare complications have been occasionally reported, including pneumothorax, portal venous air embolism, splenic injury and perforation of colonic diverticula [2, 6, 7, 8, 9].

A colonic diverticulum is a herniation of mucosa and submucosa, corresponding to a weak point where the vasa recti penetrate the tunica muscularis, so most colonic diverticula are "false diverticula" containing no muscularis propria.

Since colonic diverticula are thin-walled and lack a muscular layer, cancers arising within a diverticulum can easily penetrate the serosa which may facilitate early development of disseminated disease.

Among them, rebleeding was observed in 2 patients diagnosed with small bowel angiodysplasia (endoscopic cautery was performed) and colonic diverticula (an additional colonoscopy was performed), respectively.

Colonic diverticulae are usually asymptomatic, but they can become inflamed (diverticulitis) or bleed.

An abdominal computed tomography (CT), performed without the addition of oral contrast dye, demonstrated extensive radio-opaque deposits within the colonic lumen, and also within colonic diverticulae.

Not only were multiple 'calcium-like' deposits seen throughout the digestive tract, but also digested LC tablets had accumulated within colonic diverticulae [ 14].

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is associated with several extra-renal manifestations including coronary artery aneurysm and ectasia as well as cerebral aneurysms, hepatic and pancreatic cysts, cardiac valve disease, aortic root dilatation and colonic diverticulae [ 1– 5].

The standard treatment is the Hartmann procedure (resection of the diverticula affected colonic segment, closure of the rectal stump, and formation of an end colostomy [ 6]).