Uncommon Diverticular Disease

Abstract

This article describes the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of three rare variants of diverticular disease: cecal and right-sided colonic diverticula, giant colonic diverticula, and small bowel diverticula.

Keywords

cecal diverticulosis - giant diverticula - small bowel diverticula

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