title: Colon cancer after acute diverticulitis treatment.
abstract: Diverticulitis is the most common clinical complication of diverticular disease, affecting 10-25% of the patients with diverticula. The prevalences of diverticulitis and colon cancer tend to increase with age and are higher in industrialized countries. Consequently, diverticulitis and colon cancer have been reported to have similar epidemiological characteristics. However, the relationship between these diseases remains controversial, as is the performance of routine colonoscopy after an episode of diverticulitis to exclude colon cancer. Recently, we experienced three cases of colon cancer after treating acute diverticulitis, based on which we suggest the importance of follow-up colonoscopy after acute diverticulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Hoon
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Koon Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Eun Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Je Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyu Un
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Myung Sik
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jae Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Gab Jin
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cheon
keywords: Acute diverticulitis; Colon cancer; Colonoscopy
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