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Diverticulitis describes inflammation in out pouches of the large colon (diverticulum) associated with age and chronic constipation
Presentation: LIF abdominal pain, diarrhoea +/- bloody
Investigations: CTAP confirmation, raised CRP;
Management: antibiotics, operation if perforation
Bleeding Diverticulum
Can present with severe bleeding in rectum in the elderly.
Holes in colonoscopy are diverticular
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