Diverticulitis, which is far more prevalent, also may show symptoms similar to appendix cancer. Diverticulitis happens when diverticula—the tiny, bulging pouches that develop inside the colon ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Diverticulitis is a painful condition in the stomach that occurs when there’s inflammation in the colon. Dr. Thomas Mazza of Lexington Surgery specializes in colorectal ...

Among 22,312 patients who underwent colonoscopy for diverticulitis only, CRC prevalence decreased to 0.17%. Patients with diverticulitis as the only indication were less likely to have CRC (aOR, 0 ...

We used the PubMed database (1/1980-1/2006) to identify relevant studies for our review. The search strategy was based on the following key words: diverticular disease, diverticulitis, medical ...