Lymphoid tissue and lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon: relation to diverticulosis.
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- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 29 (3) , 245-249
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.29.3.245
Abstract
The lymphoid tissue of the normal colon is compared with that of colons with diverticular disease. Colons with diverticular disease show a significant increase in the number of lymphoid nodules in areas not containing diverticula. Lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon were studied in relation to diverticular disease. It is suggested that the lymphoid nodules and the lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon constitute weak points in the bowel wall and may play a part in the pathogenesis of diverticula.Keywords
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