INTRODUCTION: @entity697 represents an inflammatory process originating in a @entity17825 . Although @entity697 usually follows a benign course - uncomplicated @entity4436 (UCD), up to 25% may develop @entity532 ( @entity532 ) including abscesses, fistulas, strictures, and perforation. Current guidelines recommend performing colonoscopy after an episode of @entity697 to rule out @entity14 ( @entity14 ). However, the literature supporting this recommendation is still scarce. AIM AND METHODS: Our aim was to assess the relevance of endoscopy following an @entity697 . Using a large cohort from a tertiary center, we retrospectively evaluated endoscopic and histologic findings in @entity1 with @entity697 confirmed by abdominal ultrasound or computed tomography. Findings were characterized as (a) normal endoscopy (highlighting only the presence of @entity7261 ), (b) abnormal endoscopy with low-grade lesions, and (c) abnormal endoscopy with high-grade lesions. RESULTS: A total of 427 @entity1 were evaluated, including 347 cases with UCD and 80 cases with @entity532 . The prevalence of normal findings at endoscopy was 67.3%. An advanced @entity652 or @entity5 was found in 23.7%. The estimated number of endoscopies required for diagnosing a @entity14 was 29 in UCD and 10 in @entity532 . Increasing age and male sex were associated significantly with the presence of @entity1127 at endoscopy. Increasing age was associated with @entity532 and @entity5 . CONCLUSION: In our series, the prevalence of high-grade lesions and @entity14 was higher than that in other studies. In our opinion, the findings justify endoscopic evaluation, especially in older @entity1 with @entity532 .

Role of endoscopy after an acute episode of XXXX : analysis of a cohort of Portuguese @entity1 from a tertiary referral center.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['Acute diverticulitis', 'acute diverticulitis'] @entity1127 :: ('MESH:D011127', 'Disease') :: ['polyps'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'neoplasm'] @entity17825 :: ('MESH:D004241', 'Disease') :: ['colonic diverticulum'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['CD', 'complicated diverticulitis'] @entity7261 :: ('MESH:D004240', 'Disease') :: ['diverticula'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['CRC', 'colorectal cancer'] @entity4436 :: ('MESH:D004238', 'Disease') :: ['diverticulitis'] @entity652 :: ('MESH:D000236', 'Disease') :: ['adenoma']
@entity4436 :: (MESH:D004238,Disease) :: ['diverticulitis']
