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Diverticulitis is swelling (inflammation) of an abnormal pouch (diverticulum) in the intestinal wall. These pouches are usually found in the large intestine (colon. The presence of the pouches themselves is called diverticulosis.
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Diverticulitis refers to the development of inflammation and infection in one or more diverticula . Diverticula are outpouchings or bulges which occur when the inner, lining layer of the large intestine (colon) bulges out (herniates) through the outer, muscular layer.
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Diverticulosis is a condition in which the inner layer of the colon herniates (bulges out) through the outer, muscular layer, creating pouches called diverticula. Diverticulitis refers to inflammation and infection in one or more diverticula.
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