Catalog

Congenital diverticular disease of small intestine

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Link to WHO Definition

Congenital diverticular disease of small intestine – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/994646008

This is a clinical entity characterised by the presence of sac-like congenital herniations in the wall of the small intestine through weak points of the muscle layer of the small intestine. This contains both diverticulitis and diverticulosis.