Nerve fiber overgrowth in patients with symptomatic diverticular disease.

Maria Raffaella BarbaroCesare CremonDaniele FuschiEleonora ScaioliAlberto VenezianoGiovanni MarascoDavide FestiVincenzo Stanghellini Giovanni Barbara

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2019)

Patients with diverticula are characterized by increased macrophage counts, while nerve fiber sprouting is increased only in the diverticular region of patients with SUDD suggesting a role in symptom generation.

Keyphrases

peripheral nerve
adipose tissue
peripheral blood
patient reported