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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2014; 20(35): 12509-12516
Published online Sep 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12509
Published online Sep 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12509
Table 1 Summary of articles n (%)
Year | Patients | Endoscopies | Patients with nonmalignant colonic polyps/neoplasia | Patients with malignancy | Comments | |
Krones et al[32] | 2006 | 512 | NR | NR | 28 (5.5) | Looked at patients with malignancy and synchronous diverticulosis and patients with diverticulosis/diverticulitis and synchronous or metachronous malignancy |
Lam et al[33] | 2010 | 288 | NR | 23 (8) | 5 (1.7) | Looked at all patients with diverticulitis. Reviewed pathology report for those undergoing resection |
Lau et al[34] | 2011 | 1088 | 319 (29.3) | 82 (26) | 9 (2.8) | Recommend routine colonic evaluation, especially in patients with complicated diverticulitis |
Brar et al[35] | 2013 | 458 | 249 (54.4) | 77 (30.9) | 4 (1.6) | Age and abscess are independent predictors of malignancy on multivariate analysis |
Elmi et al[36] | 2013 | 1034 | 402 (38.9) | 78 (19.4) | 9 (2.2) | Also evaluated CT findings and risk of malignancy |
Total: | 260 (20.7) | 55 (3.1) |
- Citation: Agarwal AK, Karanjawala BE, Maykel JA, Johnson EK, Steele SR. Routine colonic endoscopic evaluation following resolution of acute diverticulitis: Is it necessary? World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(35): 12509-12516
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i35/12509.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i35.12509