Gastrointest Tumors 2016;3:136–140 DOI: 10.1159/000446565 Received: April 4, 2016 Accepted: May 2, 2016 Published online: June 8, 2016
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Original Paper
There Is No Role for Colonoscopy after Diverticulitis among Asian Patients Less than 50 Years of Age Dedrick Kok Hong Chan a
Ker-Kan Tan a, b
a Division
of Colorectal Surgery, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, and b Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Key Words Colorectal cancer · Diverticulitis · Screening for malignancy Abstract Background: Colonoscopy is advocated following acute diverticulitis to ensure that malignancy is not missed. In an Asian population, diverticulitis is more common in the right colon and in younger patients. The purpose of this study is to examine the utility of colonoscopy amongst Asian patients
© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/gat
Original Paper
There Is No Role for Colonoscopy after Diverticulitis among Asian Patients Less than 50 Years of Age Dedrick Kok Hong Chan a
Ker-Kan Tan a, b
a Division
of Colorectal Surgery, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, and b Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Key Words Colorectal cancer · Diverticulitis · Screening for malignancy Abstract Background: Colonoscopy is advocated following acute diverticulitis to ensure that malignancy is not missed. In an Asian population, diverticulitis is more common in the right colon and in younger patients. The purpose of this study is to examine the utility of colonoscopy amongst Asian patients
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