Open AccessVenous Thromboembolism and Risk of Cancer in Patients with Diverticular Disease: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Louise T. Thomsen,
Frederikke Schønfeldt Troelsen,
Dávid Nagy,
Nils Skajaa,
Dóra Körmendiné Farkas,
Rune Erichsen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s314350
Subject(s) - medicine , venous thromboembolism , danish , diverticular disease , cohort , disease , cohort study , population , thrombosis , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy
Venous thromboembolism may be a harbinger of cancer. Patients with diverticular disease are suggested to have an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism compared with the general population, but it remains unclear whether venous thromboembolism is also a marker of occult cancer in these patients. We investigated the risk of cancer after venous thromboembolism among patients with diverticular disease.