The nurse urges the patient with diverticulitis to seek treatment because the inflamed bowel wall may:

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The term diverticulum refers to a small,blind pouch resulting from a protrusion of the mucous membranes of a hollow organ through weakened areas of the organ's muscular wall.Diverticula occur most often in the intestinal tract,especially in the esophagus and colon.The infected diverticula can perforate through the bowel wall and cause peritonitis.Diverticulitis does not result in ulcerative colitis or appendicitis.

The Nurse Urges the Patient with Diverticulitis to Seek Treatment