Diverticulitis

DiverticulitisDiverticulitis of sigmoid colon

The sigmoid colon is located between the descending colon and the rectum.
The pathogenesis of diverticulitis is not clarified.
According to epidemiological data and clinical observation a lot of predisposing factors are known:

high age

increasing muscle tone

increasing connective tissue weakness

alteration of muscle structure

chronic blood tasis with vascular ectasia

obstipation