Colonoscopy following nonoperative management of uncomplicated diverticulitis may not be warranted.

Background: Following the nonoperative management of acute diverticulitis, guidelines recommend routine follow-up colonoscopy; however, evidence to support this recommendation are lacking.

Objective: This study aims to determine the diagnostic yield of endoscopy for clinically significant neoplasia following the successful nonoperative management of acute diverticulitis.

Design: This study is a retrospective review.

The prognostic significance of pretreatment leukocytosis in patients with anal cancer treated with radical chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy.

Background: There are emerging data showing the prognostic significance of pretreatment leukocytosis in patients with cervical cancer; it is generally associated with adverse outcome. However, the prognostic impact of leukocytosis in patients with anal cancer has not been previously reported.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between pretreatment leukocytosis and clinical outcomes in patients with anal cancer treated with radical chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy.