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It depends on the Pathologic event that causes the symptomatic disease.It may lead to Lower GI Bleeding or diverticulitis.

Diffrenetial Diagnosis

If the 'Bleeding' occurs the differential diagnosis for Lower GI Bleeding should be consider including[1]:

  • Anorectal source of bleeding(hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal ulcers)

The list of differential diagnosis for diverticulitis includes[2]:


References

  1. Strate LL (2005). "Lower GI bleeding: epidemiology and diagnosis". Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. 34 (4): 643–64. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2005.08.007. PMID 16303575.
  2. Padidar AM, Jeffrey RB, Mindelzun RE, Dolph JF (1994). "Differentiating sigmoid diverticulitis from carcinoma on CT scans: mesenteric inflammation suggests diverticulitis". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 163 (1): 81–3. doi:10.2214/ajr.163.1.8010253. PMID 8010253.

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