Colonoscopy in central Jamaica: results and implications.
West Indian Med J
; 61(6): 610-4, 2012 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23441356
The aim of this report was to determine the outcome of all patients subjected to colonoscopy at an outpatient medical facility in central Jamaica. A copy of the colonoscopy report of each consecutive patient during the period March 2007 to April 2011 was entered into a database and analysed. One thousand two hundred and fifty patients were identified with a mean age of 60 years and 56.5% were female. The most common indication for colonoscopy was bleeding (28%) but constipation (15%) and screening (11%) were also important. Caecal intubation was achieved in 96% of the group. While 30% of the group had normal findings, 32% had diverticulosis and 23% had haemorrhoids; importantly 10% had carcinomas and 11% had adenomas. Adenomas were detected in 13% of the screened patients. The most important predictor of an abnormal colonoscopy was a history of bleeding. The perforation rate was 0.24% with no perforations occurring in the latter 650 cases.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carcinoma
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Adenoma
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Colonoscopia
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian Med J
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Jamaica