Patients with complicated diverticulitis or who aren't current with colorectal cancer screening are at higher risk and should have follow-up colonoscopy to rule it out.

Most patients undergoing colonoscopy after diverticulitis had low risk for colorectal cancer, except those with complicated diverticulitis, whose risk was nearly four times greater than the ...

Q: I am a 55-year-old woman who was diagnosed with diverticulitis in July 2006, and had two more flare-ups in November 2006 and June 2007. My gastroenterologist is recommending that I have surgery ...

ColoTest is 98.8% accurate in detecting hidden blood in the stool, which can be an early warning sign for colorectal cancer and other conditions, including diverticulitis, gastrointestinal ...

Colon Cancer. A recent review paper highlighted the significant relationship between vitamin D levels and colorectal cancer (CRC).. Low levels were associated with an increased risk for/incidence ...

Dr. Andrew Schlussel, a Colorectal Surgeon with HCA Florida Memorial Hospital joined the Morning Show to talk about diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, and anal cancer and how they all share similar ...

Diverticulosis, a precursor to diverticulitis, normally doesn’t cause any symptoms. In some cases, it may cause mild abdominal discomfort. But generally, “patients would not know that they ...

Dr. Andrew Schlussel, a Colorectal Surgeon with HCA Florida Memorial Hospital joined the Morning Show to talk about diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, and anal cancer and how they all share similar ...

Devi Mukkai Krishnamurty, MBBS, VASCRS, FACS, is a fellowship-trained surgeon with expertise in the minimally invasive treatment of colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, ...