Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33763188›Full record

ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2021

Post-colonoscopy diverticulitis: A systematic review.

Zi Qin Ng, Jih Huei Tan, Henry Chor Lip Tan, Mary Theophilus

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Utility of Colonoscopy After Acute Colonic Diverticulitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Review
  2. Postcolonoscopy Diverticulitis.ACG case reports journal · 2024
    Article
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zi Qin NgDepartment of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Hospital, Midland 6056, Western Australia, Australia. kentng@hotmail.co.uk.
Jih Huei TanDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru 80100, Johor, Malaysia.
Henry Chor Lip TanDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru 80100, Johor, Malaysia.
Mary TheophilusDepartment of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Hospital, Midland 6056, Western Australia, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPost-colonoscopy diverticulitis is increasingly recognized as a potential complication. However, the evidence is sparse in the literature.

aimTo systematically review all available evidence to describe the incidence, clinical course with management and propose a definition.

methodsThe databases PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched using with the keywords up to June 2020. Additional manual search was performed and cross-checked for additional references. Data collected included demographics, reason for colonoscopy, time to diagnosis, method of diagnosis (clinical

resultsA total of nine studies were included in the final systematic review with a total of 339 cases. The time to diagnosis post-colonoscopy ranged from 2 h to 30 d. Clinical presentation for these patients were non-specific including abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, per rectal bleeding and chills/fever. Majority of the cases were diagnosed based on computed tomography scan. The management for these patients were similar to the usual patients presenting with diverticulitis where most resolve with non-operative intervention (

conclusionThe entity of post-colonoscopy diverticulitis remains contentious where there is a wide duration post-procedure included. Regardless of whether this is a true complication post-colonoscopy or a

Indexed as

AntibioticsColonoscopyComplicationDiverticulitisManagementSurgery

Identifiers

PMID33763188
PMCPMC7958466

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.