Diverticular Disease

Last updated September 2009
Edited by: Guy Slowik, FRCS

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Here are some reliable sources that can provide more information on Diverticular Disease.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a part of the National Institutes of Health.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/digest.htm

The web site posts information on digestive diseases, provides a directory of digestive diseases organizations for patients, and will send free publications and respond to specific inquiries about digestive diseases through the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

American Society of Colon The main part of the large intestine, responsible for absorbing water and salts from the digested products of the small intestine, and passing the digested products into the rectum for removal from the body. and Rectal Surgeons
Phone: 1-847-290-9184
http://www.fascrs.org

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons includes 1,500 surgeons; many in this professional association specialize in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the colon and rectum The terminal part of the large intestine, running from the sigmoid colon to the anus. . Contact them for more information or a list of local colorectal surgeons.

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