Screening for colorectal neoplastic lesions following acute diverticulitis: Would a sigmoidoscopy suffice?

Table 1 Colorectal polyps and cancer detection in 139 patients who had screening colonoscopy

Polyps	n (%)
Yes	21 (15)
No	116 (84)
N/A	2 (1)
Histology
Tubular adenoma	4 (2.9)
Tubular adenoma with low grade dysplasia	7 (5)
Tubulovillous adenoma	2 (1.4)
Sessile serrated adenoma	1 (0.7)
Others including benign polyps	3 (2.2)
N/A	4 (2.9)

N/A: Not available.

Table 2 Patient whose colonoscopy did not occur

Reasons no colonoscopy was arranged	n (%)
Advanced age and severe co-morbidities	7 (16)
Had diverticulosis confirmed on colonoscopy previously	7 (16)
Emergency surgery	3 (7)
Deceased	3 (7)
Discharged directly from the emergency department	5 (12)
Transferred to another hospital	1 (2)
Unknown	17 (40)