Abstract:Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of colonic diverticulum(CD) combined with colorectal neoplastic lesions. Methods Clinical data of 63 417 patients who underwent colonoscopy at Tongji Hospital between January 2012 and July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. CD was detected in 1 616 cases(CD group) and 45 243 cases without CD served as control group. The association between CD and colorectal neoplasia was analyzed and the factors related to colorectal neoplastic lesions in CD patients was examined with multivariate logistic regression. Results The proportion of polyps, adenoma and advanced neoplasia was significantly higher in CD group than that in control group(P<0.05), but there were no significant differences in proportion of serrated lesions and colorectal cancer between two groups(P>0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that CD was an independent risk factor for polyp and adenoma(OR>1, P<0.05), but there was no significant relationship between CD and serrated lesions or advanced neoplasia. Proximal, distal, and bilateral CD were all significantly associated with a higher detection rate of polyp and adenoma in CD patients. Furthermore, the detection rates of polyp and adenoma were increased with the increased number of diverticula. The risk of dysplasia was decreased in patients who had proximal or distal diverticulosis and polyps located in the same colonic segment. Conclusion CD is significantly associated with the development of polyp and adenoma, but it seems not to increase the risk of dysplasia in polyps located in the same colonic segment.