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Gastrointestinal cancer

The risk of colorectal cancer after an attack of uncomplicated diverticulitis

Bjarki T. AlexanderssonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Johann P. HreinssonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;The National University Hospital, Reykjavik Iceland and the Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Tryggvi StefanssonDepartment of Surgery, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Jon Gunnlaugur JonassonDepartment of Pathology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;The National University Hospital, Reykjavik Iceland and the Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland;Icelandic Cancer Registry, Icelandic Cancer Society, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Einar S. BjornssonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland;The National University Hospital, Reykjavik Iceland and the Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, IcelandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 576-580 | Received 13 Nov 2013, Accepted 18 Jan 2014, Published online: 13 Mar 2014

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Savvas Papagrigoriadis. (2016) Diverticular disease and cancer: an unproven link. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 51:10, pages 1145-1146.
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Ahmad Albshesh, Offir Ukashi, Adi Lahat, Uri Kopylov, Nir Horesh, Barak Pflantzer & Ido Laish. (2023) Risk of colorectal advanced neoplasia in patients with acute diverticulitis with and without previous colonoscopy. Colorectal Disease 25:5, pages 897-904.
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Nicole DeCuir & Lisa L. Strate. (2021) Management of Diverticulitis. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology 19:4, pages 557-572.
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Joshua P. Smith & Bradley M. Dennis. (2021) Acute, medical management of left sided diverticular disease. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 32:1, pages 100797.
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Tormund Njølstad, Victoria Solveig Young, Anders Drolsum, Johann Baptist Dormagen, Bjørn Hofstad & Anselm Schulz. (2021) Is there need for routine CT colonography after CT-verified uncomplicated diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon?. European Journal of Radiology Open 8, pages 100341.
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N. Azhar, P. Buchwald, H. Z. Ansari, T. Schyman, S. Yaqub, T. Øresland & J. K. Schultz. (2020) Risk of colorectal cancer following CT‐verified acute diverticulitis: a nationwide population‐based cohort study. Colorectal Disease 22:10, pages 1406-1414.
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Jason Hall, Karin Hardiman, Sang Lee, Amy Lightner, Luca Stocchi, Ian M. Paquette, Scott R. Steele & Daniel L. Feingold. (2020) The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 63:6, pages 728-747.
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Chee Hoe Koo, Jasmine H.E. Chang, Nicholas L. Syn, Ian J.Y. Wee & Ronnie Mathew. (2020) Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Colorectal Cancer Findings on Colonic Evaluation After CT-Confirmed Acute Diverticulitis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 63:5, pages 701-709.
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Shahrzad Tehranian, Matthew Klinge, Melissa Saul, Michele Morris, Brenda Diergaarde & Robert E. Schoen. (2020) Prevalence of colorectal cancer and advanced adenoma in patients with acute diverticulitis: implications for follow-up colonoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 91:3, pages 634-640.
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Jeremy Meyer, Lorenzo A. Orci, Christophe Combescure, Alexandre Balaphas, Philippe Morel, Nicolas C. Buchs & Frédéric Ris. (2019) Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Acute Diverticulitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17:8, pages 1448-1456.e17.
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S J Rottier, S T Dijk, A A W Geloven, W H Schreurs, W A Draaisma, W A Enst, J B C M Puylaert, M G J Boer, B R Klarenbeek, J A Otte, R J F Felt & M A Boermeester. (2019) Meta-analysis of the role of colonoscopy after an episode of left-sided acute diverticulitis. British Journal of Surgery 106:8, pages 988-997.
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Laura Q. Mortensen, Jakob Burcharth, Kristoffer Andresen, Hans-Christian Pommergaard & Jacob Rosenberg. (2017) An 18-Year Nationwide Cohort Study on The Association Between Diverticulitis and Colon Cancer. Annals of Surgery 265:5, pages 954-959.
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Avery S. Walker, Jason R. Bingham, Karmon M. Janssen, Eric K. Johnson, Justin A. Maykel, Omar Ocampo, John P. Gonzalez & Scott R. Steele. (2016) Colonoscopy after Hinchey I and II left-sided diverticulitis: utility or futility?. The American Journal of Surgery 212:5, pages 837-843.
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