Diverticulitis causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3] James Nasr[4]
Overview
Common causes of diverticulitis include diverticulosis, and is believed to result from obstruction of a diverticulum by fecal material leading to bacterial translocation and mucosal inflammation, increased intraluminal pressure causing microperforation, and alterations in the gut microbiome and bile acids that disrupt the mucosal barrier and immune response.[1][2][3]
Causes
Common Causes
Common causes of diverticulitis include the following:[4]
- Obstruction by fecal material
- Increased luminal pressure
- Alterations in the gut microbiome
- Diverticulosis
- Toclizumab
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Toclizumab |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Obstruction, Increased luminal pressure, alteration in gut microbiome, diverticulosis |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | Lack of exercise, abdominal distension, constipation |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
References
- ↑ Humes D, Simpson J, Spiller RC. Colonic diverticular disease. BMJ Clin Evid. 2007 Aug 15;2007:0405. PMID: 19454119; PMCID: PMC2943810.
- ↑ von Rahden BH, Germer CT. Pathogenesis of colonic diverticular disease. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2012 Oct;397(7):1025-33. doi: 10.1007/s00423-012-0961-5. Epub 2012 Jun 20. PMID: 22711236.
- ↑ Strate LL, Morris AM. Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Diverticulitis. Gastroenterology. 2019 Apr;156(5):1282-1298.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.033. Epub 2019 Jan 17. PMID: 30660732; PMCID: PMC6716971.
- ↑ Bugiantella W, Rondelli F, Longaroni M, Mariani E, Sanguinetti A, Avenia N (2015). "Left colon acute diverticulitis: an update on diagnosis, treatment and prevention". Int J Surg. 13: 157–64. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.12.012. PMID 25497007.