憩室病(Diverticulosis)是指结肠中有多个未发炎的小袋(憩室英语Diverticulum) 。这些是结肠粘膜和粘膜下层通过结肠壁肌肉层的弱点形成的外袋。[1] 大多数人的憩室不会引起症状。[2] 当憩室临床发炎时,憩室就会发生病变,这种情况称为憩室炎[3]

憩室通常发生在乙状结肠,这是常见的压力增加。结肠左侧在美国更常见,而右侧在亚洲更常见。[4]诊断通常是在常规结肠镜检查期间或作为CT 扫描期间的偶然发现。[2]

參考資料

  1. ^ Feuerstein, JD; Falchuk, KR. Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Review). August 2016, 91 (8): 1094–1104. PMID 27156370. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.03.012 . 
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Diverticular Disease. www.niddk.nih.gov. September 2013 [12 June 2016]. (原始内容存档于2016-06-13). 
  3. ^ Tursi A, Papa A, Danese S. Review article: the pathophysiology and medical management of diverticulosis and diverticular disease of the colon. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. September 2015, 42 (6): 664–84. PMID 26202723. S2CID 24568867. doi:10.1111/apt.13322 . 
  4. ^ Tursi, A. Diverticulosis today: unfashionable and still under-researched. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. March 2016, 9 (2): 213–28. PMC 4749857 . PMID 26929783. doi:10.1177/1756283X15621228.