In medicine or biology, a diverticulum is an outpouching of a hollow (or a fluid-filled) structure in the body. Depending upon which layers of the structure...

A Meckel's diverticulum, a true congenital diverticulum, is a slight bulge in the small intestine present at birth and a vestigial remnant of the vitelline...

A Zenker's diverticulum, also pharyngeal pouch, is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the human pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle (i.e. above...

A urethral diverticulum is a condition where the urethra or the periurethral glands push into the connective tissue layers (fascia) that surround it. Urethral...

The hepatic diverticulum (or liver bud) is a primordial cellular extension of the embryonic foregut endoderm that gives rise to the parenchyma of the liver...

A urachal diverticulum (also vesicourachal diverticulum) is a congenital disorder caused by the partial persistence of the allantois. The allantois, which...

diverticulosis are constipated. In complicated diverticulitis, an inflamed diverticulum can rupture, allowing bacteria to subsequently infect externally from...

Killian–Jamieson diverticulum is an outpouching of the esophagus just below the upper esophageal sphincter. The physicians that first discovered the diverticulum were...

from a dilated segment of the proximal descending aorta, the so-called Diverticulum of Kommerell (which was named for the German radiologist Burkhard Friedrich...

The thyroid pouch or thyroid diverticulum is the embryological structure of the second pharyngeal arch from which thyroid follicular cells derive. It grows...

kidney stone that may extend into the renal calyces. A renal diverticulum is diverticulum of renal calyces. Renal medulla Renal pyramids Calyx (anatomy)...

involves a hole in the wall, not just a bulge.) Cardiac diverticulum or ventricular diverticulum is defined as a congenital malformation of the fibrous...

proximal part of the vitelline duct as a diverticulum protruding from the small intestine, Meckel's diverticulum, which is typically situated within two...

partially during breathing and speech. It may be affected by Zenker's diverticulum. The inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle is composed of two parts...

As applied to mollusks, the Neo-Latin term diverticulum is an anatomical feature. The term is most often encountered in the plural form as "diverticula"...

parotid tumors. Relative incidence of submandibular tumors. A salivary diverticulum (plural diverticuli) is a small pouch or out-pocketing of the duct system...

existing diverticulum in the colon. The traumatic theory proposes that a fecalith, which is a hardened fecal matter, becomes trapped in a diverticulum, leading...

enterolith may form. Infection of a diverticulum often occurs as a result of stool collecting in a diverticulum. Diverticulitis is defined as diverticular...

sometimes referred to as the respiratory bud forms from the respiratory diverticulum, an embryological endodermal structure that develops into the respiratory...

represents a potentially weak spot where a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum (Zenker's diverticulum) is more likely to occur. It is named after the German ENT...

of the duodenum. Perforated peptic ulcer Bowel obstruction Ruptured diverticulum Penetrating trauma Ruptured inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., megacolon)...

The ureteric bud, also known as the metanephric diverticulum,: 50  is a protrusion from the mesonephric duct during the development of the urinary and...

the diverticulum. This eliminates the lumen and the structure becomes Rathke's cleft. The posterior pituitary lobe is formed from the diverticulum. Portions...

In 1895 he retired from active service. Zenker's diverticulum, a false pathological diverticulum of the posterior pharyngeal wall, through the thyropharyngeus...

communication between the bladder and umbilicus Urachal diverticulum (vesicourachal diverticulum): the bladder exhibits outpouching Urachal sinus: the pouch...

Zamzam–Sheriff–Phillips syndrome Zechi-Ceide syndrome Zellweger syndrome Zenker's diverticulum Zieve's syndrome Zika Virus Zimmerman–Laband syndrome Zinc deficiency...

the first seven weeks after birth, leaving a remnant called Meckel's diverticulum. The main function of the ileum is to absorb vitamin B12, bile salts...

Littre hernia is a very rare type of hernia which occurs when a Meckel's diverticulum protrudes through a defect in the abdominal wall. It is named after French...

hepatic diverticulum, which will go on to become the biliary tree. Just below this is a second outpouching, known as the cystic diverticulum, that will...

Tracheal diverticulum as seen on axial CT imaging...