ABSTRACT

What is the definition of a diverticulum? What is the difference between a true and a false diverticulum? Give examples. What types of diverticula have you heard of? What do you know about diverticular disease? What are the complications of colonic diverticular disease? How would you manage a patient who presents to the accident and emergency department (A&E) with diverticulitis? What is a Zenker’s diverticulum? Describe the relevant anatomy. What is a Meckel’s diverticulum? How may it present? What three surgical procedures may be used to deal with perforated diverticular disease? Which has the lowest operative mortality rate?