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Colonoscopy after Diverticulitis

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      IntechOpen
    • الموضوع:
      2022
    • Collection:
      Université de Genève: Archive ouverte UNIGE
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Patients suffering from diverticulitis are at increased risk for colorectal cancer and should undergo colonoscopy to rule out colorectal cancer. The prevalence of colorectal cancer in this population was estimated to range between 1.9 and 2.3%. This prevalence is higher in patients with complicated diverticulitis (abscess, perforation) and ranges between 6.1% and 7.9%. Therefore, interval colonoscopy is strongly recommended after an episode of complicated diverticulitis. The prevalence of colorectal cancer is lower in patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis and approaches the prevalence from screened populations. In patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, the indication for colonoscopy is still a matter of debate and should be done on a case-by-case basis.
    • Relation:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-1-83968-579-8; https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:159446; unige:159446
    • Rights:
      info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.F5CE2D8E