diverticulum

Introduction

A circumscribed pouch or sac of variable size, frequently with reference to colonic diverticuli.

More general terms

• abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)

More specific terms

• bladder diverticulum
• intestinal diverticulum
• Kommerell's diverticulum
• laryngeal saccule; Hilton sac; laryngeal pouch
• Meckel's diverticulum (ileal diverticulum)
• urethral diverticulum
• Zenker's (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum

Additional terms

• diverticulosis