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Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

Diverticulosis is a condition in which you have small pouches in your colon. If the pouches get inflamed or infected, it's called diverticulitis. Learn more.

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Diverticulosis is a condition in which you have small pouches in your colon. If the pouches get inflamed or infected, it's called diverticulitis. Learn more.

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Canonical title: Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
Alphabetical key: D
Category: Educational Resource
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: Diverticular disease
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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