Colonoscopy can miss diverticula of the left colon identified by barium enema

Figure 1 Colonic diverticula in the left colon on endoscopy. The colon location was classified as the right colon (cecum and ascending and transverse colon) or the left colon (descending colon and sigmoid colon). A: Sigmoid-descending colon junction; B: Proximal sigmoid colon; C: Sigmoid top; D: Distal sigmoid colon. Arrows show colonic diverticula determined by colonoscopy.