Diverticular disease. Light micrograph of tissue from an intestine in a case of diverticular disease. Colonic diverticular disease (CDD) causes sacs (

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Diverticular disease. Light micrograph of tissue from an intestine in a case of diverticular disease. Colonic diverticular disease (CDD) causes sacs (diverticula) to form and protrude externally from the colon wall. These can become inflamed, infected and may rupture (diverticulitis).

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