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Study Title and Description
Prevalence of colorectal cancer in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and the role of the interval colonoscopy.
Key Questions Addressed
3 | KQ 3: What are the benefits and harms of colonoscopy (or other colon imaging test) following an episode of acute diverticulitis? KQ 3a. What is the incidence of malignant and premalignant colon tumors found by colonoscopy, and what is the incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? KQ 3b. What are the procedure-related and other harms of colonoscopy or CT colonography? KQ 3c. What is the frequency of inadequate imaging due to intolerance or technical feasibility? • Do the benefits and harms vary by patient characteristics, course of illness, or other factors? |
Primary Publication Information
Title | Prevalence of colorectal cancer in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and the role of the interval colonoscopy. |
Author | Soh NYT., Chia DKA., Teo NZ., Ong CJM., Wijaya R. |
Country | Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. |
Year | 2018 |
Numbers |
Pubmed ID: 29663068 |
Secondary Publication Information
UI | Title | Author | Country | Year | |
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Correction to: Prevalence of colorectal cancer in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and the role of the interval colonoscopy. | Soh NYT., Chia DKA., Teo NZ., Ong CJM., Wijaya R. | Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. | 2018 |
Extraction Form: KQ 3: Colonoscopy
Arms
Number | Title | Description | Comments |
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1 | Colonoscopy | ||
2 | No Colonoscopy | Defaulted follow up |
Question... Follow Up | Answer | Follow-up Answer | |
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Study design | NRCS (scopy vs. no scopy) | ||
if not an RCT, what was the directionality? | Prospective | ||
Funder | Not reported (or unclear) | ||
Start and end years of the study | 2007 | ||
2011 | |||
Inclusion criteria | first episode of CT-proven acute diverticulitis with no complications | ||
Exclusion criteria | |||
Specific population? | Hx uncomplicated diverticulitis only | ||
Note/Comment about Design (or overall study) | |||
Country | Singapore | ||
Comparison of colonoscopy vs. no colonoscopy? | Yes | ||
Comparison of diverticulitis vs health control? | No | ||
Subgroup analyses? | R vs L sided |
Baseline Characteristics
Question | Colonoscopy | No Colonoscopy | Total | Comments | |||
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Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | ||
Participant race/ethnicity characteristics | Male | 52 | |||||
Participant age, continuous | 50.9 | ||||||
18 | |||||||
96 | |||||||
Age >=50, % | No data entered. | ||||||
Participants with Un/Complicated Diverticulitis | Uncomplicated diverticulitis | 100 | Uncomplicated diverticulitis | 100 | Uncomplicated diverticulitis | 100 | |
Note/Comment about baseline characteristics | No data entered. | ||||||
Alarm symptoms | No data entered. |
Results & Comparisons
Results Data
Outcome: Colorectal cancer Population: All Participants | |||
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Time Point | Measure | Colonoscopy | No Colonoscopy |
Enter a numeric value or title (required) years |
N Analyzed | 135 | 92 |
Counts | 2 | 2 | |
Percentage | 1.5 | 2.2 |
Outcome: Advance Adenoma Population: All Participants | |||
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Time Point | Measure | Colonoscopy | No Colonoscopy |
Enter a numeric value or title (required) years |
N Analyzed | 135 | 92 |
Counts | 2 | 0 | |
Percentage | 1.5 | 0 |
Quality Dimensions
Dimension | Value | Notes | Comments |
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Q23: NHLBI - Were eligibility/selection criteria for the study population prespecified and clearly described? | Yes | ||
Q25: NHLBI - Were the outcome measures prespecified, clearly defined, valid, reliable, and assessed consistently across all study participants? | Yes | ||
If this study was an NRCS or a single-group study, did the study report adjusted results that were for differences between groups (in the case of NRCSs) or differences between subgroups (in the case of single group studies)? | No |
Quality Rating
No quality rating data was found.