SynthesisRadiology2012
Colonoscopy after CT diagnosis of diverticulitis to exclude colon cancer: a systematic literature review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Routine colonoscopy is not required in uncomplicated diverticulitis: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Pooled it
- Utility of Colonoscopy After Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Enhancing Disease Classification in Abdominal CT Scans through RGB Superposition Methods and 2D Convolutional Neural Networks: A Study of Appendicitis and Diverticulitis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2023Article
- Routine Endoscopy After Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis: Would a Sigmoidoscopy be Sufficient?Cureus · 2021Article
- Gut wrenching: cases of missed gastrointestinal tumors and their mimics on computed tomography.Emergency radiology · 2021Review
- Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Is there need for routine CT colonography after CT-verified uncomplicated diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon?European journal of radiology open · 2021Article
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- Diverticulitis: An Update From the Age Old Paradigm.Current problems in surgery · 2020Review
- Prevalence of colorectal cancer and advanced adenoma in patients with acute diverticulitis: implications for follow-up colonoscopy.Gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2020Article
- Imaging Inflammation and Infection in the Gastrointestinal Tract.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Follow up colonoscopy may be omissible in uncomplicated left-sided acute diverticulitis diagnosed with CT- a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Progress and challenges in the management of diverticular disease: which treatment?Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2018Review
- Patients with computed tomography-proven acute diverticulitis require follow-up to exclude colorectal cancer.Intestinal research · 2017Article
- High Probability of an Underlying Colorectal Cancer Among Patients Treated for Acute Diverticulitis. A Population-Based Cohort Follow-Up Study.World journal of surgery · 2016Article
- Role of colonic stents in the management of colorectal cancers.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2016Article
- Diverticula and Diverticulitis: Time for a Reappraisal.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2015Article
- Yield of colonoscopy after recent CT-proven uncomplicated acute diverticulitis: a comparative cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2015Article
- Colonoscopy after CT-diagnosed acute diverticulitis: Is it really necessary?Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2015Article
- Routine colonic endoscopic evaluation following resolution of acute diverticulitis: is it necessary?World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Review
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- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTo estimate the prevalence of underlying adenocarcinoma of the colon in patients in whom acute diverticulitis was diagnosed at computed tomography (CT) and to compare that to the prevalence of colon cancer in the general population. MATERIALS AND
methodsA comprehensive literature review was performed to find articles in which patients with CT diagnosis of acute diverticulitis underwent surgery, colonoscopy, or barium enema study within 24 weeks. Patients meeting these criteria were included for analysis. A pooled prevalence of cancer was calculated on the basis of a random effects model and compared qualitatively with the prevalence of cancer in the general population. The 95% confidence intervals around the prevalence of cancer in the study populations were determined.
resultsTen articles met the inclusion criteria. Data from these articles included only 771 patients who underwent surgery, colonoscopy, or barium enema study within 24 weeks of diagnosis. Fourteen patients were found to have colon cancer, for a prevalence of 2.1% (95% confidence interval: 1.2%, 3.2%). This compares to a calculated estimated prevalence of 0.68% among U.S. adults older than 55 years.
conclusionThere are limited data to support the recommendation to perform colonoscopy after a diagnosis of acute diverticulitis.
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