One theory involves gas repeatedly entering and becoming trapped in an already-existing diverticulum, causing stretching and expansion of that diverticulum
Larger diverticula, termed giant diverticula, are quite infrequent, but may measure as large as 15 cm in diameter
Diverticula
diverticula
diverticula is the plural of diverticulum.
"Diverticulum" is the singular of diverticula.
By the age of 90, virtually everyone will have developed some diverticula
Most diverticula are located in the sigmoid colon
Most people never know that they have diverticula
The chance of developing diverticula increases with age, so that by the age of 50, about 20-50% of all people will have some diverticula
No diverticula are outpouchings mostly from the colon and polyps are inward growths
Most diverticula measure about 3 mm to just over 3 cm in diamet
Diverticula