sacs are bounded by the hypertrophied circular and longitudinal fibres and their contents remain almost shut off. These pouches are the result of constipation, muscular fibres become hypertrophied, but their effort to propel onward their contents lead to these minute hernial protrusions." W. H. Cripps described vesicocolic fistula due to inflammatory changes in the colon in 1888,3 and in 1903 R...

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical features of Meckel's diverticula at different ages, genders, and pathology in order to serve as a reminder to clinicians when evaluating potential cases and to help obtain an early diagnosis. Methods. We collected information of patients with Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taiwan from 1984 to 2...

BACKGROUND A mediastinal air cyst is a rare computed tomography (CT) finding. Once the lesion is identified, it is difficult to diagnose and treat. Meanwhile, bronchial diverticula have been reported as a CT finding observed in certain pulmonary pathologic conditions. We encountered the case of an enlarged mediastinal air cyst accompanied with bronchial diverticula and upper lobe-dominant fibro...

DIVERTICULA of the small bowel occur most commonly in the duodenum; two-thirds of these are found in the second part. In this site 88% (Jones & Merendino, 1960) arise along the concave border, usually near the ampulla of Vater. Jaundice occurs more frequently in those with a diverticulum in this situation than in the general population. This is because of complications that may arise from the d...

In 280 unselected necropsies on patients over 20 years of age in Northern Norway, diverticular disease was present in 25% of the males and 43% of the females. The frequency of diverticular disease increased in both sexes by age. Both the frequency of diverticular disease and the average number of diverticula per case with diverticular disease were higher in females than in males in all age grou...

—The vertebrae of sauropod dinosaurs are characterized by complex architecture involving laminae, fossae, and internal chambers of various shapes and sizes. These structures are interpreted as osteological correlates of a system of air sacs and pneumatic diverticula similar to that of birds. In extant birds, diverticula of the cervical air sacs pneumatize the cervical and anterior thoracic vert...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the sonographic findings of Zenker diverticula. METHODS This study included 6 patients (age, 26-70 years; average, 55.3 years). Three cases were detected incidentally by thyroid sonograms, and 3 cases were transferred from other hospitals for aspiration of a thyroid nodule. All the sonograms and medical records were reviewed retrospectively....

epiphrenic esophageal diverticula (eed) are rare. the estimated incidence is about 1:500,000/year. eed usually result from a combination of esophageal obstruction, functional or mechanical and a point of weakness of the muscularis propria. most of the symptoms are unspecific, but dysphagia is most common. chest radiograph, barium esophagogram, endoscopy and manometry  are diagnostic tools. the ...

Abstract The occurrence of lateral openings and pleurocoels (lateral fossae) in the corpus thoracic vertebrae extant fossil neornithine birds is reviewed, with both features having been identified as osteological correlates avian pulmonary system. Openings mainly occur larger species a high overall bone pneumatization but do not seem to serve for passage lung or air sac diverticula. Pleurocoels...

A 29-year-old Indian female patient presented clinically as a case of acute appendicitis. Peroperative finding showed inflamed diverticula of an appendix without perforation. Macroscopically, the rest of the appendix appeared normal. Histopathological examination confirmed appendicular diverticulitis in a noninflamed appendix. The vermiform appendix can rarely be a site of development of divert...