Abstract
Segmental colitis associated with diverticular disease is an inflammatory disorder that bears close clinical and histopathologic similarities to idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. Comparison with other inflammatory bowel disease-like disorders, such as blind-ended pouches in ulcerative colitis, chronic granulomatous appendicitis, and delayed-surgery appendicitis, affords intriguing analogies and potential clues to its pathogenesis.
MeSH terms
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Colitis / diagnosis
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Colitis / etiology
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Colitis / pathology*
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Colitis, Ulcerative / diagnosis
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Colitis, Ulcerative / etiology
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Colitis, Ulcerative / pathology
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Colon / pathology
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Crohn Disease / diagnosis
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Crohn Disease / etiology
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Crohn Disease / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diverticulitis, Colonic / diagnosis
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Diverticulitis, Colonic / etiology
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Diverticulitis, Colonic / pathology*
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Humans
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome / diagnosis
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome / etiology
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome / pathology*