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diverticular disease dvr - Coggle Diagram
diverticular disease 
definition
medical: disease with diverticular outpouchings, including a wide range of sx severity
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layman: Lots of people have small pouches of tissue that bulge outwards from their gut wall. Doctors call these pouches diverticula. If you get symptoms because of these pouches, your doctor may say you have diverticular disease. If these pouches become inflamed or infected, this is called diverticulitis. Sometimes diverticulitis can lead to more serious problems, such as a hole in your bowel or a blockage that stops you passing stools.
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complications
monitor with flexible sigmoid/colonscopy after the first episode to rule out colorectal cancer or ddx (after 6-8/56)
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