Bowel removal in diverticulitis. Section of sigmoid colon (large intestine) removed during a Hartmann procedure to treat acute perforated diverticulit

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Bowel removal in diverticulitis. Section of sigmoid colon (large intestine) removed during a Hartmann procedure to treat acute perforated diverticulitis - the formation of pouches (small, oval) within the intestinal wall.

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