[Verified Answer]: A 55 year old man presents to the…

A 55 year old man presents to the emergency department with severe left sided abdominal pain and fever. He has a history of low fiber diet and constipation. A CT scan shows bowel perforation. The general surgery team takes him to the operating room and removes a 20 cm segment of sigmoid colon. Pathologic examination reveals numerous benign outpouchings of the sigmoid colon wall. One of the outpouchings has ruptured and is thought to be the cause of his acute illness. What disease does this man have in his sigmoid? Question 10 options: Ulcerative colitis Diverticulosis Angiodysplasia Crohn’s disease