Comparison of colonoscopy after colonic diverticulitis and positive fecal immunochemical tests for the detection of colorectal neoplasia

Background and study aims The relationship between acute colonic diverticulitis and colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear, but colonoscopy is recommended to exclude malignancy. We compared the detection rates for colorectal neoplasia in patients with colonic diverticulitis and asymptomatic patients who...

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Main Authors: Dai Nakamatsu, Tsutomu Nishida, Shinji Kuriki, Li-sa Chang, Kazuki Aochi, Emi Meren, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Ryo Tomita, Yu Higaki, Naoto Osugi, Aya Sugimoto, Kei Takahashi, Kaori Mukai, Kengo Matsumoto, Shiro Hayashi, Sachiko Nakajima, Masashi Yamamoto, Koji Fukui, Masami Inada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1333-1108