ArticleGastrointestinal tumors2017
There Is No Role for Colonoscopy after Diverticulitis among Asian Patients Less than 50 Years of Age.
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- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and medical management of acute colonic diverticulitis developed by the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID).Intestinal research · 2026Review
- Right-sided diverticulitis in a Western population.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022Article
- Post-Diverticulitis Colonoscopy Was Not Associated with Higher Colonic Adenoma and Carcinoma: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Comparison of colonoscopy after colonic diverticulitis and positive fecal immunochemical tests for the detection of colorectal neoplasia.Endoscopy international open · 2021Article
- Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Diverticulitis: An Update From the Age Old Paradigm.Current problems in surgery · 2020Review
- Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Right-Sided Diverticulitis: Over 15 Years of North American Experience.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic diverticulectomy versus non-operative treatment for uncomplicated right colonic diverticulitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Underlying Colorectal Cancer Was Rarely Detected After an Episode of Acute Diverticulitis: a Retrospective Analysis of 225 Patients.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2020Article
- The Necessity of a Colonoscopy after an Acute Diverticulitis Event in Adults Less Than 50 Years Old.Cureus · 2019Article
- Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with diverticular disease.World journal of clinical oncology · 2018Article
- Prevalence of colorectal cancer in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and the role of the interval colonoscopy.International journal of colorectal disease · 2018Article
- Paradigm shift: the Copernican revolution in diverticular disease.Annals of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundColonoscopy is advocated following acute diverticulitis to ensure that malignancy is not missed. In an Asian population, diverticulitis is more common in the right colon and in younger patients. The purpose of this study is to examine the utility of colonoscopy amongst Asian patients <50 years of age who have had colonic diverticulitis.
methodsA retrospective review of all patients aged 50 years and under who were treated for colonic diverticulitis between 2012 and 2014 was performed. All patients were advised to undergo a colonoscopy when the diverticulitis had settled, and findings at colonoscopy were recorded.
resultsFifty-five patients aged <50 years had acute diverticulitis. Forty-eight (87.3%) had right-sided diverticulitis. Amongst them, 45 (93.8%) had Hinchey 1a, 1b or 2 diverticulitis, while none had Hinchey 4 diverticulitis. Excluding the only patient that underwent a colonic resection, 27 (50.0%) patients returned for a colonoscopy. None of these patients were found to have colorectal cancer or an advanced adenoma. Six (11.1%) of them had adenomas with low-grade dysplasia.
conclusionRight-sided diverticulitis is more common in the young Asian population. Most patients can be conservatively treated. Follow-up colonoscopy may not be required in these patients.
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