Diverticulitis is defined as inflammation of what?

Diverticulitis is defined as inflammation of what?

• A. Inflammation of diverticula
• B. Inflammation of appendix
• C. Inflammation of stomach
• D. Inflammation of liver

Answer: (A)

Diverticulitis is inflammation of diverticula in the colon. Diverticula are small pouches that push outward through the colon wall, most often in the sigmoid region, forming when mucosa herniates through weak muscular layers under higher intraluminal pressure. When one of these pouches becomes inflamed or infected—often because stool or bacteria gets trapped inside—the result is diverticulitis. This is different from diverticulosis, where the diverticula are present but not inflamed. The other options describe inflammation of other organs (appendix, stomach, or liver), not the diverticula themselves.

Diverticulitis is inflammation of diverticula in the colon. Diverticula are small pouches that push outward through the colon wall, most often in the sigmoid region, forming when mucosa herniates through weak muscular layers under higher intraluminal pressure. When one of these pouches becomes inflamed or infected—often because stool or bacteria gets trapped inside—the result is diverticulitis. This is different from diverticulosis, where the diverticula are present but not inflamed. The other options describe inflammation of other organs (appendix, stomach, or liver), not the diverticula themselves.