A bladder stone the size of a baseball—and with growth rings inside it just like a tree trunk—was spotted inside a 72-year-old woman. The woman, who has been paralyzed from the chest down for 30 years ...

Diverticulosis vs. diverticulitis Diverticula are saclike pouches of the inner layer of the colon that protrude sporadically ...

Sometimes — for reasons not exactly understood — small pouches or saclike protrusions, called diverticula, develop in the colon, most often in the lower part. This is called diverticulosis.