Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2021; 27(27): 4441-4452
Published online Jul 21, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4441
Recent trends in the prevalence and distribution of colonic diverticula in Japan evaluated using computed tomography colonography
Noriyuki Isohata, Koichi Nagata, Kenichi Utano, Ryoichi Nozaki, Satoshi Nozu, Takashi Kato, Shigeyoshi Kijima, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kenichiro Majima, Yasuji Ryu, Michiaki Hirayama, Shungo Endo
Noriyuki Isohata, Shungo Endo, Department of Coloproctology, Fukushima Medical University, Aizu Medical Center, Aizuwakamatsu 969-3492, Fukushima, Japan
Koichi Nagata, Department of Gastroenterology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Fukushima, Japan
Kenichi Utano, Department of Radiology, Fukushima Medical University, Aizu Medical Center, Aizuwakamatsu 969-3492, Fukushima, Japan
Ryoichi Nozaki, Department of Gastroenterology, Takano Hospital, Coloproctology Center, Kumamoto 862-0971, Kumamoto, Japan
Satoshi Nozu, Department of Radiology, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina 362-0806, Saitama, Japan
Takashi Kato, Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center, Sapporo 063-0005, Hokkaido, Japan
Shigeyoshi Kijima, Department of Radiology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke 329-0498, Tochigi, Japan
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Division of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Kurashiki 701-0192, Okayama, Japan
Kenichiro Majima, Department of Health Management, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa 296-8602, Chiba, Japan
Yasuji Ryu, Department of Radiology, Tonami General Hospital, Tonami 939-1395, Toyama, Japan
Michiaki Hirayama, Department of Gastroenterology, Tonan Hospital, Sapporo 060-0004, Hokkaido, Japan
Author contributions: Planning and conducting the study was performed by Endo S, Isohata N and Nagata K; Data collection was performed by Nagata K; Radiological interpretation of data was performed by Nagata K, Utano K, Nozaki R, Nozu S, Kato T, Kijima S, Matsumoto H, Majima K, Yasuji R and Hirayama M; Drafting the manuscript was performed Isohata N; all authors critically revised the report, commented on drafts of the manuscript, and approved the final report.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Fukushima Medical University Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Participants were not required to give informed consent to this study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each participant agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationship to disclosure.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Noriyuki Isohata, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Coloproctology, Fukushima Medical University, Aizu Medical Center, 21-2 Maeda, Tanisawa, Kawahigashi-Machi, Aizuwakamatsu 969-3492, Fukushima, Japan. nisohata@fmu.ac.jp
Received: April 27, 2021
Peer-review started: April 27, 2021
First decision: May 27, 2021
Revised: June 6, 2021
Accepted: July 9, 2021
Article in press: July 9, 2021
Published online: July 21, 2021
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Core Tip: In this retrospective study, we evaluated the current prevalence and distribution of colonic diverticula in Japan using computed tomography colonography. Diverticulosis was present in 48.1% of the 1181 participants. The prevalence of diverticulosis was higher among the older participants. The diverticula seen in younger participants were predominantly located in the right-sided colon. Older participants had a higher frequency of the bilateral type. The length of the large intestine with multiple diverticula in the sigmoid colon was significantly shorter in participants without diverticula.