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Diverticulosisis a condition where a patient has diverticula in the colon. A patient who suffers the consequences ofdiverticulosisin the colon is referred to as havingdiverticular disease.

Single-contrastbarium enemastudy in a patient withdiverticulitisdemonstrates tethering of the sigmoid colon as a result of a diverticularabscess. (from eMedicine)