Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Clinical surgery in general
- Section 2 Thorax
- Section 3 Trunk
- Chapter 7 Applied surgical anatomy
- Chapter 8 Applied surgical physiology
- Chapter 9 The abdominal wall
- Chapter 10 The abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Chapter 11 The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
- Chapter 12 The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
- Chapter 13 The spleen: splenic trauma and splenectomy
- Chapter 14 The large bowel
- Chapter 15 The rectum and anus
- Chapter 16 The kidneys and genitourinary system
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 14 - The large bowel
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Clinical surgery in general
- Section 2 Thorax
- Section 3 Trunk
- Chapter 7 Applied surgical anatomy
- Chapter 8 Applied surgical physiology
- Chapter 9 The abdominal wall
- Chapter 10 The abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Chapter 11 The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
- Chapter 12 The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
- Chapter 13 The spleen: splenic trauma and splenectomy
- Chapter 14 The large bowel
- Chapter 15 The rectum and anus
- Chapter 16 The kidneys and genitourinary system
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Define what is meant by diverticular disease
Diverticular disease is herniation of mucosa through the muscularis of the colonic wall. It usually occurs at the site of relative weakness where mesenteric blood vessels pass between the taeniae coli through the colonic muscle wall.
What is the difference between a true and false diverticulum?
A true diverticulum contains all layers of the wall of the viscus (e.g., Meckel's diverticulum). A false diverticulum involves only some layers (e.g., colonic diverticulum).
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- MRCS Revision Guide: Trunk and Thorax , pp. 109 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012