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Review
. 2006 Feb 4;332(7536):271-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7536.271.

Management of diverticulitis

Simon E J Janes  1 , Allan Meagher, Frank A Frizelle
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Review

Management of diverticulitis

Simon E J Janes et al. BMJ. .
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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Pathology specimen showing two parallel rows of diverticula between the taeniae coli
Fig 2
Fig 2
Computed tomogram of a large sigmoid diverticular abscess, with thickening of the bowel wall and inflammation of the surrounding fat
Fig 3
Fig 3
This elderly man with diverticular disease developed a urinary tract infection and pneumaturia. Double contrast barium enema showed a colovesical fistula. Diverticular disease is the most common cause of this type of fistula
Fig 4
Fig 4
Double contrast barium enema showing a suspicious stricture (arrow) and multiple diverticula. Pathology confirmed that the stricture was non-malignant
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