憩室病(Diverticulosis)是指結腸中有多個未發炎的小袋(憩室英語Diverticulum) 。這些是結腸黏膜和黏膜下層通過結腸壁肌肉層的弱點形成的外袋。[1] 大多數人的憩室不會引起症狀。[2] 當憩室臨床發炎時,憩室就會發生病變,這種情況稱為憩室炎[3]

憩室通常發生在乙狀結腸,這是常見的壓力增加。結腸左側在美國更常見,而右側在亞洲更常見。[4]診斷通常是在常規結腸鏡檢查期間或作為CT 掃描期間的偶然發現。[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]. (原始內容存檔於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.