憩室病(Diverticulosis)是指結腸中有多個未發炎的小袋(憩室英語Diverticulum) 。這些是結腸粘膜和粘膜下層通過結腸壁肌肉層的弱點形成的外袋。[1] 大多數人的憩室不會引起症狀。[2] 當憩室臨床發炎時,憩室就會發生病變,這種情況稱為憩室炎[3]

憩室通常發生在乙狀結腸,這是常見的壓力增加。結腸左側在美國更常見,而右側在亞洲更常見。[4]診斷通常是在常規結腸鏡檢查期間或作為CT 掃描期間的偶然發現。[2]

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