Reevaluating the role of routine colonoscopy after acute diverticulitis: impact on colon cancer and advanced adenoma detection across age groups.

Colonoscopy is commonly performed after acute diverticulitis to exclude colorectal cancer (colorectal cancer) or advanced adenomas, but the true yield, especially in younger adults in the computed tomography era, remains uncertain.

This study evaluated the diagnostic yield of follow-up colonoscopy with attention to age and timing.