diverticulitis
digestive disease caused by an inflammation of a herniating pouch (diverticulum) within the wall of the intestine, most often colon
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diverticulitis
Summary
diverticulitis is a class of disease[1]. diverticulitis ranks in the top 2% of class_of_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,999 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- diverticulitis's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
- diverticulitis's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[4].
- diverticulitis is a type of intestinal disease[5].
- diverticulitis is a type of diverticular disease[6].
- diverticulitis is a type of inflammatory disease[7].
- diverticulitis is a type of sigmoiditis[8].
- diverticulitis is a type of disease[9].
- diverticulitis's Commons category is recorded as Diverticulitis[10].
- diverticulitis's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as D92[11].
- diverticulitis's symptoms and signs is recorded as abdominal pain[12].
- diverticulitis's symptoms and signs is recorded as fever[13].
- diverticulitis's symptoms and signs is recorded as nausea[14].
- diverticulitis's symptoms and signs is recorded as diarrhea[15].
- diverticulitis's symptoms and signs is recorded as constipation[16].
- diverticulitis's symptoms and signs is recorded as melena[17].
- diverticulitis's medical examination is recorded as blood test[18].
- diverticulitis's medical examination is recorded as computed tomography[19].
- diverticulitis's medical examination is recorded as colonoscopy[20].
- diverticulitis's medical examination is recorded as lower gastrointestinal series[21].
- diverticulitis's possible treatment is recorded as antibiotic[22].
- diverticulitis's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C26752[23].
- diverticulitis's different from is recorded as diverticulosis[24].
- diverticulitis's health specialty is recorded as gastroenterology[25].
- diverticulitis's health specialty is recorded as general surgery[26].
- diverticulitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as metronidazole[27].
Why It Matters
diverticulitis ranks in the top 2% of class_of_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,999 views/month).[2] diverticulitis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] diverticulitis is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]