Hyperplastic polyps and nonadvanced adenomas, but not advanced polypoid lesions, are detected more frequently in the presence of colonic diverticula during screening colonoscopies
Fabian Kütting, Sonja Lang, Philipp Kasper, Seung-Hun Chon, Hans-Michael Steffen · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2018 · Heft 12 · S. 1475-1480
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Abstract Background Studies investigating the association between colonic diverticula and colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer (CRC) have reported conflicting results. We aimed to evaluate this association for all relevant different histological polyp subtypes (i. e., hyperplastic polyps [HPs], sessile and traditionally serrated adenomas, clinically relevant serrated polyps, nonadvanced and advanced adenomas) in an exclusive colonoscopy screening cohort. Material and methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of individuals ≥ 50 years of age with an average risk for CRC who underwent a screening colonoscop…
