Diverticulum. Medical search. Frequent questions

A urethral diverticulum is located on the anterior vaginal wall, 1 to 3 cm inside the vaginal introitus. (wikipedia.org)
A urethral diverticulum is a pouch in the floor of the urethra that may lead to infections, urinary incontinence or discomfort during intercourse. (urologyweb.com)
Congenital Anterior Urethral Diverticulum in Identical Twins" by Nancy Wei, Yuval Elkun et al. (touro.edu)
Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum (CAUD) is an uncommon abnormality of the male urethra. (touro.edu)
What Is Urethral Diverticulum? (bcm.edu)
Urethral diverticulum (UD) is a condition where a small bulging "pocket" or outpouching forms next to the urethra, the tube that carries urine from your bladder to outside your body. (bcm.edu)
Urethral diverticulum can be associated, but not necessarily, with repeated infections and/or obstruction of the glands that line the urethral wall, known as periurethral glands. (bcm.edu)
What Are the Symptoms of Urethral Diverticulum? (bcm.edu)
How Is Urethral Diverticulum Treated? (bcm.edu)
Department of Urology specialists in female pelvic medicine are highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of the wide spectrum of pelvic floor disorders, from overactive bladder and incontinence to pelvic organ prolapse and urethral diverticulum. (ohsu.edu)
A urethral diverticulum is a small pouch that develops on the wall of the urethra, adversely affecting the urinary tract and causing infections, painful intercourse, dribbling, or vaginal discharge. (ohsu.edu)
In some cases, a urethral diverticulum is not symptomatic, but many cases require surgical correction. (ohsu.edu)
Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor Within a Urethral Diverticulum. (bvsalud.org)
After surgical dissection , she was noted to have a urethral diverticulum with a solid nodule at the base. (bvsalud.org)
Malignancy in a urethral diverticulum can occur in young patients . (bvsalud.org)
These may include urethral diverticulum, vaginal discharge, or extraurethral incontinence. (medscape.com)

True diverticula involve all layers of the structure, including muscularis propria and adventitia, such as Meckel's diverticulum. (wikipedia.org)
Meckel's diverticulum, a persistent portion of the omphalomesenteric duct, is present in 2% of the population, making it the most common congenital gastrointestinal malformation. (wikipedia.org)
Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital (present at birth) outpouching or bulge in the lower part of the small intestine. (clevelandclinic.org)
If it causes symptoms, Meckel's diverticulum can be repaired with surgery. (clevelandclinic.org)
What is Meckel's diverticulum? (clevelandclinic.org)
Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital defect of the gastrointestinal tract. (clevelandclinic.org)
Who gets Meckel's diverticulum? (clevelandclinic.org)
Though 2% to 3% of the population gets Meckel's diverticulum, it causes symptoms in only a small number of those people. (clevelandclinic.org)
People can live their whole lives without ever knowing they have Meckel's diverticulum. (clevelandclinic.org)
Meckel's diverticulum occurs in a fetus early in the pregnancy. (clevelandclinic.org)
When the vitelline duct is not fully absorbed, a Meckel's diverticulum develops. (clevelandclinic.org)
A Meckel's diverticulum may contain cells from both the stomach and pancreas. (clevelandclinic.org)
What are the symptoms of Meckel's diverticulum? (clevelandclinic.org)
Symptoms of Meckel's diverticulum usually occur during the first year of a child's life, but can occur into adulthood. (clevelandclinic.org)
Tumors can occur mainly in adults, but these are a rare symptom of Meckel's diverticulum. (clevelandclinic.org)
How is Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed? (clevelandclinic.org)
Meckel's diverticulum can be difficult to diagnose. (clevelandclinic.org)
If your child's healthcare provider feels that the combination of symptoms suggests Meckel's diverticulum, he or she will order certain tests. (clevelandclinic.org)
How is Meckel's diverticulum treated? (clevelandclinic.org)
Many adults who have Meckel's diverticulum never have symptoms. (clevelandclinic.org)
In this case, Meckel's diverticulum usually does not have to be treated. (clevelandclinic.org)
During this procedure, the Meckel's diverticulum and surrounding small intestine are removed and the ends of the remaining intestines are sewn together. (clevelandclinic.org)
This can be done either through open abdominal surgery or laparoscopically (a narrow tube with a camera is inserted through a small incision, and the Meckel's diverticulum is repaired through another small incision). (clevelandclinic.org)
What is the long-term prognosis (outlook) for patients who have Meckel's diverticulum? (clevelandclinic.org)
Small-bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with Meckel's diverticulum : clinical features, diagnostic workup, and findings. (lu.se)
Background and Aims: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) may remain silent or be associated with adverse events such as GI bleeding. (lu.se)
Although Meckel's diverticulum is the most prevalent congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract, it is often difficult to diagnose. (aafp.org)
We present a case of a 21-year-old male with a one-day history of right lower quadrant pain and CT scan findings suspicious for a perforated Meckel's Diverticulum who underwent a robotic assisted small bowel resection with an intracorporeal anastomosis. (csurgeries.com)
After this, the mesentery to the segment of bowel around the Meckel's diverticulum was divided using a vessel sealer. (csurgeries.com)
The patient underwent appropriate blood work and had a computed tomography (CT) scan, which suspected a perforated Meckel's Diverticulum. (csurgeries.com)
Meckel's Diverticulum is a true diverticulum, containing all layers of the small bowel wall. (csurgeries.com)
A Meckel's diverticulum is the result of an incomplete obliteration of the omphalomesenteric, or vitelline, duct. (elsevierpure.com)
An ischemic small bowel segment with a Meckel's diverticulum was resected. (elsevierpure.com)
Meckel's diverticula have been observed among the contents of hernia sacs in various locations including the inguinal, femoral, and umbilical regions. (elsevierpure.com)
We report a case of a Meckel's diverticulum presenting in a spontaneous ventral (epigastric) hernia. (elsevierpure.com)

Esophageal diverticula may occur in one of three areas of the esophagus: Pharyngeal (Zenker's) diverticula usually occur in the elderly, through Killian's triangle above the cricopharyngeal muscle. (wikipedia.org)
Is an endoscopic or external diverticulectomy more effective for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum? (enttoday.org)
A Zenker's diverticulum is a pouch that develops on the pharynx, in the upper esophagus of the neck. (greatlakesent.com)
Zenker's diverticulum is the most common type of esophageal diverticulum. (greatlakesent.com)
What Causes Zenker's Diverticulum? (greatlakesent.com)
The most common cause of Zenker's diverticulum is increased muscle pressure in the upper esophagus or pharynx. (greatlakesent.com)
Zenker's diverticulum is more common in men than women, and largely confined to older adults over the age of 50. (greatlakesent.com)
To diagnose Zenker's diverticulum, patients are usually given a barium swallow study. (greatlakesent.com)
Surgery is the usual treatment method, as no medications currently exist for Zenker's diverticulum. (greatlakesent.com)
This is known as Zenker's diverticulum. (healthline.com)
Treatment for Zenker's diverticulum typically involves surgery. (healthline.com)
Zenker's diverticulum is a condition characterized by a pouch that can form at the junction of the hypopharynx (lower part of the throat) and the esophagus. (azvent.com)
A Zenker's diverticulum typically arises due to tightness of the muscle located just below the level of the voice box. (azvent.com)
The combination of obstruction, pressure and bulging, repeated over thousands of swallows, eventually leads to a permanent bulge or pouch called a Zenker's diverticulum. (azvent.com)
Zenker's diverticulum is generally categorized as small, intermediate, or large, depending on the size of the pouch. (azvent.com)
While Zenker's diverticulum is well understood, experts don't know specifically what causes it. (azvent.com)
A careful diagnosis is important since there are other conditions that can mimic Zenker's diverticulum. (azvent.com)
Treatment for Zenker's diverticulum is based on the severity of symptoms. (azvent.com)
No medications are available that will treat Zenker's diverticulum and surgery is the only treatment that will permanently relieve symptoms. (azvent.com)
Endoscopic surgery for Zenker's diverticulum is minimally invasive approach in which the pouch is treated entirely through the mouth without the need for a cut on the skin. (azvent.com)
Background Treatments of Zenker's diverticulum aim to dissect the cricopharyngeal muscle, removing the underlying source of dysfunction. (johnshopkins.edu)
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a novel third-space approach, peroral endoscopic septotomy (POES), for treating symptomatic patients with short-septum Zenker's diverticulum. (johnshopkins.edu)
Methods All patients with short-septum Zenker's diverticulum who were referred for endoscopic repair from September 2017, were considered for the study. (johnshopkins.edu)
Mean size of Zenker's diverticulum was 17.5 mm (SD 3.0) and mean dysphagia score was 2.7 (SD 0.5). (johnshopkins.edu)
Conclusions POES may be considered as a potential alternative for the treatment of short-septum Zenker's diverticulum. (johnshopkins.edu)
Zenker's diverticulum is an outpouching of the pharyngoesophagus. (insidesurgery.com)
The Zenker's diverticulum is the sac-like structure seen filling at 3 o'clock. (insidesurgery.com)

Barium swallow showing posteriorly positioned, moderate-sized Zenker diverticulum. (medscape.com)
Single spot radiograph from a barium esophagographic series demonstrates a moderate-sized Zenker diverticulum (arrow) that protrudes posteriorly from the hypopharynx. (medscape.com)

Rarely, on barium studies in congenital duodenal diverticula, the contrast material fills up the true lumen, causing "windsock" deformity. (wikipedia.org)
A jejunal diverticulum is a congenital lesion and may be a source of bacterial overgrowth. (wikipedia.org)
A Meckel diverticulum is a pouch on the wall of the lower part of the small intestine that is present at birth (congenital). (medlineplus.gov)
Meckel diverticulum is one of the most common congenital abnormalities. (mountsinai.org)
A paraureteral diverticulum is a congenital bladder diverticulum that develops dorsal or lateral of the ureteral ostium without evidence of subvesical obstruction (Hutch, 1961). (urology-textbook.com)
This event fails to occur in approximately two percent of the population, resulting in the congenital anomaly named after Johann Friedrich Meckel, who first characterized this diverticulum in 1809. (elsevierpure.com)

This diverticulum was resected laparoscopically with the assistance of endoscopic visualization. (sages.org)
Preoperative assessment of dysphagia characteristics, using fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, in patients with Zenker diverticulum revealed that postswallow hypopharyngeal reflux (PSHR) is predictive of a diverticulum larger than 1 cm and may be useful in surgical planning. (medscape.com)
This is difficult in patients with a short-septum (≤ 20 mm) diverticulum because the limited anatomical space restricts the operating area for either rigid or flexible endoscopic approaches. (johnshopkins.edu)

A duodenal diverticulum can be found incidentally in 23% of normal people undergoing imaging. (wikipedia.org)
Duodenal diverticulum are an infrequently encountered entity which are rarely of clinical significance. (sages.org)
We present a video case report of an incidentally discovered duodenal diverticulum that was injured during dissection for a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for treatment of a transverse colon cancer. (sages.org)
Incidentally discovered duodenal diverticulum are susceptible to injury during the course of dissection. (sages.org)
A patient with an intraluminal duodenal diverticulum causing the onset of symptoms at age 76 is reported. (northwestern.edu)

A Meckel diverticulum is tissue left over from when a baby's digestive tract was forming before birth. (medlineplus.gov)
A small number of people have a Meckel diverticulum. (medlineplus.gov)
Intestinal duplications, Meckel diverticulum, and other remnants of the omphalomesenteric duct. (medlineplus.gov)
This results in a small outpouching of the small intestine, know as a Meckel diverticulum. (mountsinai.org)
In most cases, Meckel diverticula do not cause any problems. (mountsinai.org)
Invagination of Meckel s Diverticulum A. (bezmialem.edu.tr)
Frecuencia de diverticulo de Meckel en el diagnostico preoperatorio de la apendicitis agud. (bvsalud.org)
La incidencia del Divertículo de Meckel es del 1-3% en la población general. (bvsalud.org)
The incidence of Meckel s diverticulum is 1-3% in the general population. (bvsalud.org)
revised 1552 chips, of patients with a pre-operative diagnosis of acute appendicitis, of which analyzed is 14 cases of Meckel s Diverticulum, which were the surgical finding, from March 2000 to February 2015. (bvsalud.org)
All showed Leukocytosis, in surgery it was found in 8 cases diverticulum perforation, resection and end-terminal ileal anastomosis, in 6 cases Meckel. (bvsalud.org)
The anatomopathologic study reported Meckel s diverticulum with heterotropica gastric mucosa areas. (bvsalud.org)

The criterion standard for confirmatory evaluation of Zenker diverticulum is a barium swallow with videofluoroscopy. (medscape.com)
All diverticula are diagnosed by videotaped barium swallow and often confirmed on upper endoscopy. (msdmanuals.com)
Fluoroscopic barium esophagography is the mainstay of diagnosis of Zenker diverticulum. (medscape.com)
The fluoroscopic barium esophagram is the primary tool for the diagnosis of Zenker diverticulum. (medscape.com)
Barium may become trapped above a cricopharyngeal muscle that has closed before the pharyngeal contraction has passed, and this may mimic the appearance of a Zenker diverticulum. (medscape.com)

An esophageal diverticulum is an outpouching of mucosa through the muscular layer of the esophagus. (msdmanuals.com)
Small diverticula in the upper esophagus were noted incidentally in this patient during an evaluation for nausea and vomiting. (msdmanuals.com)
In this image, the diverticulum is to the right of the esophagus and gives the appearance of a double lumen. (msdmanuals.com)
After the contrast agent bolus passes the upper esophagus, the diverticulum is typically seen extending posterior to the cricopharyngeus muscle, and contrast material that was trapped within the diverticulum may be regurgitated back into the hypopharynx. (medscape.com)
14. If adhesions are present secondary to inflammation and the fascial planes are obscured, a rubber catheter is placed down the esophagus with gentle insufflation of air to distend the diverticulum. (insidesurgery.com)

The history strongly suggests the diagnosis of Zenker diverticulum. (medscape.com)

Zenker diverticulum, a pulsion diverticulum of the hypopharynx, is a rare lesion that occurs in elderly populations. (medscape.com)
Zenker diverticula are lined with stratified squamous epithelium with a thin lamina propria. (medscape.com)
Symptomatic patients who are poor surgical risks and have small Zenker diverticula may be treated satisfactorily by this method. (medscape.com)
A study by Schoeff et al suggested that patients with Zenker diverticulum often have a subjective voice handicap and that, as indicated on the voice handicap index, these patients frequently perceive postoperative voice quality improvement. (medscape.com)
The pathologic process in Zenker diverticulum involves herniation of the esophageal mucosa posteriorly between the cricopharyngeal (CP) muscle and the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles. (medscape.com)
Therefore, by strict definition, a Zenker diverticulum is a false diverticulum. (medscape.com)
Although Zenker proposed that a pulsion mechanism affects the pharyngeal mucosa above the CP muscle, no consensus exists regarding a unifying concept of the cause of Zenker diverticula. (medscape.com)
Zenker diverticula are posterior outpouchings of mucosa and submucosa through the cricopharyngeal muscle. (msdmanuals.com)
Zenker (pharyngeal) diverticula are posterior outpouchings of mucosa and submucosa through the cricopharyngeal muscle, probably resulting from an incoordination between pharyngeal propulsion and cricopharyngeal relaxation. (msdmanuals.com)
A Zenker diverticulum fills with food that might be regurgitated when the patient bends or lies down. (msdmanuals.com)
For example, case reports suggest doing a cricopharyngeal myotomy when resecting a Zenker diverticulum. (msdmanuals.com)
A Zenker diverticulum is a false diverticulum consisting of mucosa and submucosa that arises from the posterior portion of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. (medscape.com)
Zenker diverticulum is found in approximately 2% of patients with nonspecific dysphagia who are referred for fluoroscopy. (medscape.com)
According to the authors of the study, PSHR is also helpful in identifying patients with recurrent or residual symptomatic Zenker diverticulum after surgical treatment. (medscape.com)
Care must be taken in performing endoscopy in patients with known Zenker diverticulum, as passage of the endoscope into the diverticulum carries some risk of perforation. (medscape.com)
When Zenker diverticulum is demonstrated on fluoroscopy, clearing of any residual contrast material within the diverticulum should be confirmed, as aspiration can occur. (medscape.com)

Calyceal diverticula are usually asymptomatic, but if a stone becomes lodged in the outpouching, they may present with pain. (wikipedia.org)
Small, asymptomatic diverticula found on routine x-rays may not require surgical removal. (urologyweb.com)
Introduction Small bowel diverticula are rare entities and usually asymptomatic. (sages.org)
A small diverticulum is asymptomatic. (adimalhotra.com)

Specific treatment is usually not required, although resection is occasionally necessary for large or symptomatic diverticula. (msdmanuals.com)
The indication for a small bowel resection instead of a simple diverticulectomy in this particular case was due to the location of the perforation at the base of the diverticulum, as well as the involvement of the adjacent small bowel, which was edematous and had significant inflammatory changes. (csurgeries.com)

We report a case of a 63-year-old male presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms, who was subsequently found to have two large calculi located within corresponding urethral diverticula. (bjuinternational.com)
Diverticula that have not caused symptoms are sometimes discovered during routine medical checkups. (encyclopedia.com)

Colonic diverticula, although found incidentally during colonoscopy, may become infected (see diverticulitis) and can perforate, requiring surgery. (wikipedia.org)
In a small number of patients however, these diverticula can become infected (diverticulitis) cause an obstruction of the intestine, or cause bleeding from the intestine. (mountsinai.org)
Surgical Treatment of Giant Small Bowel Diverticula with Acute Diverticulitis and Multiples Stones: A Case Report. (sages.org)
If diverticula become inflamed or infected, the resulting disease is called diverticulitis. (encyclopedia.com)

False diverticula, in the gastrointestinal tract for instance, involve only the submucosa and mucosa. (wikipedia.org)
Traction diverticula are midesophageal outpouchings of mucosa and submucosa caused by motility disorders or by traction resulting from mediastinal processes. (msdmanuals.com)
19. An incision is made in the mucosa and the diverticulum is transected cirumferentially distal to the stay sutures. (insidesurgery.com)

Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses are diverticula in the gallbladder due to chronic cholecystitis Most of these pathological types of diverticula are capable of harboring an enterolith. (wikipedia.org)

You may need surgery to remove the diverticulum if bleeding develops. (medlineplus.gov)
Surgery to remove the diverticulum may be recommended if bleeding develops. (clevelandclinic.org)

Diverticula are small bulging, pouches or sacs that develop in the lining along the walls of the gastrointestinal tract. (best-colon-cleanse.com)
A condition marked by small sacs or pouches (diverticula) in the walls of an organ such as the stomach or colon. (icd9data.com)
Diverticula are small sacs or pouches that bulge outward from the inside surface of intestinal wall. (encyclopedia.com)
I diverticula they are small sacs that form in the wall of the digestive tract, usually in the colon. (breakinglatest.news)

A Killian-Jamieson diverticulum is very similar to a pharyngeal esophageal diverticulum, differing in the fact that the pouching is below the cricopharyngeal muscle. (wikipedia.org)

It is considered a pulsion diverticulum. (insidesurgery.com)

Intra operative findings showed giant jejunal diverticulum with inflammation and not abscess (Fig. 4). (sages.org)

Nursing Central , nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73586/all/Esophageal_Diverticula. (unboundmedicine.com)

A perforation was seen at the base of the diverticulum. (csurgeries.com)

Gastric diverticula are very infrequent. (wikipedia.org)

At surgery the diverticulum had a narrow neck, it was resected by transverse placement of TA stapler at its non-inflamed base (Fig.5). (sages.org)
Fortunately, there are several procedural options for treatment involving transurethral incision of the diverticular neck, creation of a permanent opening between the diverticulum and the vagina, or excision. (ohsu.edu)
In open surgery, an incision is made in the neck and the diverticulum is either removed or tacked upside down so it is unable to fill and cause problems. (greatlakesent.com)
The best surgery for any specific patient depends on medical health, diverticulum size, and neck mobility. (azvent.com)
15. The diverticulum is dissected free until the neck has been visualized and is freely mobile. (insidesurgery.com)
17. Many surgeons now place a GIA or TA endostapler across the neck of the diverticulum and staple off the lumen and then transect the pouch. (insidesurgery.com)

Diverticula occur most commonly in the sigmoid colon, which is the part of the large intestine closest to the rectum. (encyclopedia.com)

Surgical correction is through a transvaginal flap technique for excision of the diverticulum, closing the urethral defect, and then closing the remainder of the defect with overlapping layers. (urologyweb.com)
If necessary, surgical treatment includes the excision of the diverticulum and ureterocystoneostomy. (urology-textbook.com)

Midesophageal diverticula Epiphrenic diverticula are due to dysfunction of the lower esophageal sphincter, as in achalasia. (wikipedia.org)
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Pay attention to the lumen of the diverticulum because irregularities or filling defects within the diverticulum may indicate the rare complication of squamous cell carcinoma. (medscape.com)

If the enterolith stays in place, it may cause no problems, but a large enterolith expelled from a diverticulum into the lumen can cause obstruction. (wikipedia.org)

The segment of small intestine that contains the diverticulum is taken out. (medlineplus.gov)
The most common symptom in children under age 5 is bleeding, which is caused by ulcers that develop in the small intestine when the diverticulum secretes stomach acid. (clevelandclinic.org)
About 10% of them may have a small stone in them, and rarely a cancer may develop within the diverticulum. (urologyweb.com)

Several or many pouches are called diverticula and the condition is called diverticulosis. (best-colon-cleanse.com)
Diverticulosis is the presence of diverticula (dy-ver-TIK-yoo-la) in the colon ( large intestine ). (encyclopedia.com)

Pathology of specimen showed transmural necrosis of diverticulum and enteroliths. (sages.org)
Pathology revealed ectopic pancreatic tissue within the diverticulum. (elsevierpure.com)

Computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bone revealed high jugular bulb and jugular bulb diverticulum with the eroded IAC on the left side ( Fig. 3 ). (ejao.org)
Computed tomography (CT) of temporal bone reveals a jugular bulb diverticulum (JBD) and erosion of the internal auditory canal (IAC) on the left side. (ejao.org)

The thyroid gland develops as a diverticulum arising from a point on the tongue, demarcated as the foramen cecum. (wikipedia.org)

Complications of urethral diverticulectomy may include stress urinary incontinence, urethrovaginal fistulae, recurrent diverticula or urinary tract infections. (urologyweb.com)

Vaginal ultrasonography is highly sensitive in diagnosing the diverticulum, but it is strongly dependent on the skills of the operator. (wikipedia.org)

The patient underwent open urethrotomy, stone extraction, and primary repair of associated urethral diverticula. (bjuinternational.com)
Following a 4-week regimen of antibiotic treatment, the patient underwent cystoscopy with retrograde urethrogram confirming two large calculi within corresponding diverticula at the proximal penile and distal bulb of the urethra (Figure 2). (bjuinternational.com)

While the exact causes of diverticula aren't known, it is known that frequent constipation causes excess stress on the colon walls that result in weak areas. (best-colon-cleanse.com)
Normal sigmoid colon wall vs sigmoid diverticulum [Digital image]. (nucleusmedicalmedia.com)
A doctor can find out if a person has diverticula by x-ray examination or by looking inside the colon through a viewing instrument like a sigmoidoscope (sig-MOI-do-skope) or a colonoscope (ko-LON-o-skope). (encyclopedia.com)

Traction and epiphrenic diverticula are rarely symptomatic, although their underlying cause may be. (msdmanuals.com)

Bladder diverticula are balloon-like growths on the bladder commonly associated with chronic outflow obstruction, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia in older males. (wikipedia.org)
A large paraureteral diverticulum can cause subvesical obstruction by compression of the urethra. (urology-textbook.com)

The lungs are originally diverticula forming off of the ventral foregut. (wikipedia.org)

Usually found in pairs on opposite sides of the bladder, bladder diverticula are often surgically removed to prevent infection, rupture, or even cancer. (wikipedia.org)
In the Western Hemisphere, a urethral calculus within a diverticulum is a rare clinical entity as compared to developing nations where male urethral calculi are more common due to the increased incidence of bladder calculi(1). (bjuinternational.com)

The kidneys are originally diverticula in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. (wikipedia.org)
Calculi within urethral diverticula are a rare manifestation of urinary stone disease. (bjuinternational.com)

The diverticulum appears as an outpouching arising from the midline of the posterior wall of the distal pharynx near the pharyngoesophageal junction. (medscape.com)

The diverticulum may contain tissue similar to that of the stomach or pancreas. (medlineplus.gov)
This substance is absorbed by stomach cells in the diverticulum and can be detected by a special camera. (clevelandclinic.org)

Bahşi R, Doğan Z, Taşer N, Aktaş MN, Filik L (2014) A Rare Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Woman: Jejunal Diverticula. (omicsonline.org)
As with the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract, diverticula of the hypopharynx may be true or false, depending on the number of layers of the viscus wall that are involved. (medscape.com)

Diverticula associated with motility disorders require treatment of the primary disorder. (msdmanuals.com)

Jugular bulb diverticulum (JBD) is a rarely reported vascular anomaly, which is an extraluminal outpouching from the jugular bulb. (ejao.org)

16. Care must be taken to visualize both recurrent laryngeal nerves to gently dissect from the tissue surrounding the diverticulum and to then retract them to avoid injury. (insidesurgery.com)

How Do Doctors Diagnose and Treat Diverticula? (encyclopedia.com)

Methods Histological and immunohistological stainings were performed and inflammatory (CD16, CD163 and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)), fibrosis (α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)) and angiogenic (CD31) markers were examined in uterine tissues collected from patients with uterine scar diverticula (CSD) (n=37) and caesarean section (CS) (n=3). (bmj.com)

This is best identified during swallowing and is best seen on the lateral view, on which the diverticulum is typically noted at the C5-6 level. (medscape.com)

Anatomy6

Diseases25

Chemicals and Drugs2

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment9

Urethral diverticulum16

Meckel's35

Zenker's27

Moderate-sized Zenker diverticulum2

Congenital6

Endoscopic3

Duodenal diverticulum5

Meckel12

Barium5

Esophagus5

Diagnosis1

Zenker16

Asymptomatic4

Resection2

Symptoms2

Diverticulitis4

Mucosa3

Types of diverticula1

Remove the diverticulum2

Sacs4

Cricopharyngeal1

Pulsion diverticulum1

Jejunal diverticulum1

Esophageal Diverticula1

Perforation1

Gastric1

Neck6

Occur1

Excision2

Midesophageal2

Squamous cell carc1

Lumen1

Small3

Diverticulosis2

Pathology2

Computed Tomography2

Develops1

Diverticulectomy1

Vaginal1

Underwent2

Colon3

Epiphrenic1

Obstruction2

Lungs1

Bladder2

Urinary2

Pharynx1

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