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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2021; 13(3): 82-89
Published online Mar 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i3.82
Post-colonoscopy diverticulitis: A systematic review
Zi Qin Ng, Jih Huei Tan, Henry Chor Lip Tan, Mary Theophilus
Zi Qin Ng, Mary Theophilus, Department of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Hospital, Midland 6056, Western Australia, Australia
Jih Huei Tan, Henry Chor Lip Tan, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru 80100, Johor, Malaysia
Mary Theophilus, Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Bentley 6102, Western Australia, Australia
Author contributions: Ng ZQ contributed study design, collected and analyzed data, drafted manuscript; Tan JH and Tan HCL collected and analyzed data and reviewed manuscript; Theophilus M contributed co-designed study, analyzed data and critical review of manuscript; all authors approved final version of manuscript to be published.
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Corresponding author: Zi Qin Ng, MBBS (Hons), General Surgery Trainee, Department of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Hospital, 1 Clayton Street, Midland 6056, Western Australia, Australia. kentng@hotmail.co.uk
Received: December 3, 2020
Peer-review started: December 3, 2020
First decision: December 31, 2020
Revised: December 31, 2020
Accepted: February 12, 2021
Article in press: February 12, 2021
Published online: March 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The entity of post-colonoscopy diverticulitis is a rare complication. However, there is no consensus on its definition especially on the duration included post-procedure. It could well represent a de novo event or exacerbation of subacute condition. Regardless, it should be considered as a differential in patients presenting with abdominal pain post-colonoscopy and managed according to the usual treatment of patients presenting with diverticulitis.