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Diverticulosis classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

Diverticulosis may be classified based on clinical manifestations into either symptomatic vs. asymptomatic.

Classification

Classification

Diverticulosis may be classified based on clinical manifestations into either symptomatic vs. asymptomatic.[1]

References

References

  1. Stollman NH, Raskin JB (1999). “Diagnosis and management of diverticular disease of the colon in adults. Ad Hoc Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 94 (11): 3110–21. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01501.x. PMID 10566700.

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