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4. Mrs. Ironfield is brought to an emergency room complaining of severe pain in her left iliac region. She claims previous episodes and says that the condition is worse when she is constipated and is relieved by defecation. A large tender mass is palpated in the left iliac fossa, and a barium study reveals a large number of diverticula in her descending and sigmoid colon. What are diver- ticula, and what is believed to promote their formation? Does this woman have diverticulitis or diverticulosis? Explain.

4. Mrs. Ironfield is brought to an emergency room complaining of severe pain in her left iliac region. She claims previous episodes and says that the condition is worse when she is constipated and is relieved by defecation. A large tender mass is palpated in the left iliac fossa, and a barium study reveals a large number of diverticula in her descending and sigmoid colon. What are diver- ticula, and what is believed to promote their formation? Does this woman have diverticulitis or diverticulosis? Explain.

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34. Mrs. Ironfield is brought to an emergency room complaining of severe pain in her left iliac region. She claims previous episodes and says that the condition is worse when she is constipated and is relieved by defecation. A large tender mass is palpated in the left iliac fossa, and a barium study reveals a large number of diverticula in her descending and sigmoid colon. What are diver- ticula, and what is believed to promote their formation? Does this woman have diverticulitis or diverticulosis? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:34. Mrs. Ironfield is brought to an emergency room complaining of severe pain in her left iliac region. She claims previous episodes and says that the condition is worse when she is constipated and is relieved by defecation. A large tender mass is palpated in the left iliac fossa, and a barium study reveals a large number of diverticula in her descending and sigmoid colon. What are diver- ticula, and what is believed to promote their formation? Does this woman have diverticulitis or diverticulosis? Explain.
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