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Diverticula develop at well-defined points of weakness, which correspond to where the vasa recta penetrate the circular muscle layer of the colon.[[image:2015-11-02_6-30-46.jpg|220px]] | Diverticula develop at well-defined points of weakness, which correspond to where the vasa recta penetrate the circular muscle layer of the colon<ref name="pmid1087123">{{cite journal |vauthors=Meyers MA, Alonso DR, Baer JW |title=Pathogenesis of massively bleeding colonic diverticulosis: new observations |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=127 |issue=6 |pages=901–8 |year=1976 |pmid=1087123 |doi=10.2214/ajr.127.6.901 |url=}}</ref>.[[image:2015-11-02_6-30-46.jpg|220px]] | ||
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Pathogenesis
Diverticula develop at well-defined points of weakness, which correspond to where the vasa recta penetrate the circular muscle layer of the colon[1].File:2015-11-02 6-30-46.jpg
References
- ↑ Meyers MA, Alonso DR, Baer JW (1976). "Pathogenesis of massively bleeding colonic diverticulosis: new observations". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 127 (6): 901–8. doi:10.2214/ajr.127.6.901. PMID 1087123.