Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams

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Autor(a) principal: Leal,Rafaela Mendonça
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Mendes,Carlos Ramon Silveira, Moreira,Lana Ferreira, Amorim,Taisa Maria Brito, Andrade,Adriana Conceição de Mello, Goncalves,Elisangela Suzarth
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Introduction: Colonoscopy has shown to be useful in the diagnosis of various pathologies. By allowing the direct visualization of the mucosa, colonoscopy allows the adoption of therapeutic methods, such as the removal of polyps, dilation of stenoses, and biopsies. This method can also be applied in the detection of colorectal cancer, which currently represents an important cause of mortality in the world. Individuals considered to be at medium risk for the development of colorectal cancer should start screening at 50 years of age in order to detect early disease. Objective: To describe the main results of the exams for patients at least 50 years old who underwent colonoscopy. Method: Descriptive, case-series study of 1614 colonoscopies performed from 2014 to 2017 at a referral hospital in Salvador, Bahia. Results: The main indications for the study were intestinal bleeding (26.5%), neoplasia screening (20.7%), and abdominal pain (10.2%). The main results were diverticular disease (38.9%), polyps (38.8%), and normal examination (23.2%). Patients with indications for neoplasia screening had the presence of polyps (41.3%) as their main diagnosis. For patients with normal examination, 28.8% presented intestinal bleeding as an indication. There were 70 (4.3%) patients with a colonoscopic diagnosis of neoplasia. Conclusion: The present study, which demonstrated a majority of exams with considerable alterations, shows the usefulness of the examination, besides other advantages, as a form of diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
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spelling Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 examsColorectal cancerColonoscopyDigestive endoscopyScreeningIntestinal bleedingABSTRACT Introduction: Colonoscopy has shown to be useful in the diagnosis of various pathologies. By allowing the direct visualization of the mucosa, colonoscopy allows the adoption of therapeutic methods, such as the removal of polyps, dilation of stenoses, and biopsies. This method can also be applied in the detection of colorectal cancer, which currently represents an important cause of mortality in the world. Individuals considered to be at medium risk for the development of colorectal cancer should start screening at 50 years of age in order to detect early disease. Objective: To describe the main results of the exams for patients at least 50 years old who underwent colonoscopy. Method: Descriptive, case-series study of 1614 colonoscopies performed from 2014 to 2017 at a referral hospital in Salvador, Bahia. Results: The main indications for the study were intestinal bleeding (26.5%), neoplasia screening (20.7%), and abdominal pain (10.2%). The main results were diverticular disease (38.9%), polyps (38.8%), and normal examination (23.2%). Patients with indications for neoplasia screening had the presence of polyps (41.3%) as their main diagnosis. For patients with normal examination, 28.8% presented intestinal bleeding as an indication. There were 70 (4.3%) patients with a colonoscopic diagnosis of neoplasia. Conclusion: The present study, which demonstrated a majority of exams with considerable alterations, shows the usefulness of the examination, besides other advantages, as a form of diagnosis of colorectal cancer.Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia2019-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632019000100022Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro) v.39 n.1 2019reponame:Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro. Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia (SBCP)instacron:SBCP10.1016/j.jcol.2018.09.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLeal,Rafaela MendonçaMendes,Carlos Ramon SilveiraMoreira,Lana FerreiraAmorim,Taisa Maria BritoAndrade,Adriana Conceição de MelloGoncalves,Elisangela SuzarthMendes,Carlos Ramon Silveiraeng2019-02-22T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2237-93632019000100022Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=2237-9363&lng=pt&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||sbcp@sbcp.org.br2317-64232237-9363opendoar:2019-02-22T00:00Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro. Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia (SBCP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
title Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
spellingShingle Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
Leal,Rafaela Mendonça
Colorectal cancer
Colonoscopy
Digestive endoscopy
Screening
Intestinal bleeding
title_short Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
title_full Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
title_fullStr Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
title_full_unstemmed Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
title_sort Colonoscopic findings in patients aged 50 years and older: a critical analysis of 1614 exams
author Leal,Rafaela Mendonça
author_facet Leal,Rafaela Mendonça
Mendes,Carlos Ramon Silveira
Moreira,Lana Ferreira
Amorim,Taisa Maria Brito
Andrade,Adriana Conceição de Mello
Goncalves,Elisangela Suzarth
author_role author
author2 Mendes,Carlos Ramon Silveira
Moreira,Lana Ferreira
Amorim,Taisa Maria Brito
Andrade,Adriana Conceição de Mello
Goncalves,Elisangela Suzarth
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Leal,Rafaela Mendonça
Mendes,Carlos Ramon Silveira
Moreira,Lana Ferreira
Amorim,Taisa Maria Brito
Andrade,Adriana Conceição de Mello
Goncalves,Elisangela Suzarth
Mendes,Carlos Ramon Silveira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Colorectal cancer
Colonoscopy
Digestive endoscopy
Screening
Intestinal bleeding
topic Colorectal cancer
Colonoscopy
Digestive endoscopy
Screening
Intestinal bleeding
description ABSTRACT Introduction: Colonoscopy has shown to be useful in the diagnosis of various pathologies. By allowing the direct visualization of the mucosa, colonoscopy allows the adoption of therapeutic methods, such as the removal of polyps, dilation of stenoses, and biopsies. This method can also be applied in the detection of colorectal cancer, which currently represents an important cause of mortality in the world. Individuals considered to be at medium risk for the development of colorectal cancer should start screening at 50 years of age in order to detect early disease. Objective: To describe the main results of the exams for patients at least 50 years old who underwent colonoscopy. Method: Descriptive, case-series study of 1614 colonoscopies performed from 2014 to 2017 at a referral hospital in Salvador, Bahia. Results: The main indications for the study were intestinal bleeding (26.5%), neoplasia screening (20.7%), and abdominal pain (10.2%). The main results were diverticular disease (38.9%), polyps (38.8%), and normal examination (23.2%). Patients with indications for neoplasia screening had the presence of polyps (41.3%) as their main diagnosis. For patients with normal examination, 28.8% presented intestinal bleeding as an indication. There were 70 (4.3%) patients with a colonoscopic diagnosis of neoplasia. Conclusion: The present study, which demonstrated a majority of exams with considerable alterations, shows the usefulness of the examination, besides other advantages, as a form of diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
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