Catalog

Diverticular disease of intestine

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Diverticular disease of intestine – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1265113635

Diverticula are a major burden of illness in an aging population, presenting with bleeding or in form of a diverticulitis. Many are asymptomatic. Most diverticula (pseudodiverticula) occur in the colon, occurrence in the small intestine is also possible, but less frequent.