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World J Surg Proced. Jul 28, 2013; 3(2): 13-17
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v3.i2.13
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v3.i2.13
Screening for colorectal neoplastic lesions following acute diverticulitis: Would a sigmoidoscopy suffice?
Leong Ung Tiong, Ryan Jalleh, Edward J Travers, Thomas Paxton, Cecilia Innes-Wong, Savio G Barreto, Randall Williams, Department of Surgery, Modbury Hospital, Modbury, SA 5092, Australia
Author contributions: Tiong LU contributed to design of study, acquisition of data, data analysis and interpretation, drafting of the manuscript; Jalleh R, Travers EJ, Paxton T and Innes-Wong C contributed to acquisition of data, drafting of the article; Barreto SG and Williams R contributed to conception and design of study, data interpretation, critical revision for important intellectual content; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Savio G Barreto, MBBS, MS, PhD, Department of Surgery, Modbury Hospital, Smart Road, Modbury, SA 5092, Australia. georgebarreto@yahoo.com
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Received: January 8, 2013
Revised: May 29, 2013
Accepted: June 5, 2013
Published online: July 28, 2013
Processing time: 169 Days and 22.8 Hours
Revised: May 29, 2013
Accepted: June 5, 2013
Published online: July 28, 2013
Processing time: 169 Days and 22.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This paper shows that of the 139 patients who underwent routine colonoscopy after an episode of acute diverticulitis, the incidence of adenomatous and malignant colonic polyps discovered were 10% and 0% respectively. These figures are similar to that in the general population. In addition all the polyps were discovered in the left colon, therefore a flexible sigmoidoscopy may be adequate for the purpose of excluding the presence of neoplastic lesions.