UNC-School of Medicine: Detection of Missed Colorectal Cancer Remains Low for Most Diverticulitis Patients
April 25, 2024
April 25, 2024
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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Published in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal, a study led by Anne Peery, MD, and Walker Redd, MD in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, shows that the prevalence of colorectal cancer is low in most patients with diverticulitis. However, patients with complicated diverticulitis are the exception.< . . .
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Published in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal, a study led by Anne Peery, MD, and Walker Redd, MD in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, shows that the prevalence of colorectal cancer is low in most patients with diverticulitis. However, patients with complicated diverticulitis are the exception.< . . .