A Glimpse on the Colonic Polyps' Problem in Thi-Qar
Abstract
A descriptive study was performed on 82 patients diagnosed as colonic polyps out of 1538 colonoscopy done at AL-Hussain Teaching Hospital between 2007-201. The incidence of colonic polyps is (5.3%). Among 82 studied patients ( 67 % ) were males and (33 %) were females. Average age was 42.5 years (range 4-81 years). Non-neoplatic polyps were more prevalent under age of 20 years while above 20 years most polyps were neoplastic. Bleeding per rectum (50 %) was the most frequent symptom followed by abdominal pain (25.6 %).Neoplastic polyps were (80.5 % ) out of the total while the non-neoplatic represent only (19.5 %.). Most non-neoplatic polyps had been encountered in the rectum while polyps in the sigmoid were mostly neoplastic. Among adenomatous polyps, tubular adenoma (71.2 %) were the most frequent type, villous adenoma (27.3%) while serrated adenoma is the least common type (1.5%).
Low grade dysplasia was found in (68.2% ) of adenomatous polyps while (28.8 %) and (3%) were of moderate and high grade dysplasia respectively.
Conclusion
- The incidence of polyps is lower in our locality compare to other neighboring countries (Saudia Arabia and Turkiy) and others like USA
- Most neoplastic polyps in our locality were low risk polyps (tubular with low grade dysplasia)
- Our study is in consist with study of colorectal carcinoma in our province being the 6th one (not common).
Objective
To have an insight about the problem of colonic polyps in Thi-Qar.
Methods
A descriptive study on 82 patients diagnosed as colonic polyps out of (1538)colonoscopy done at AL –Hussain Teaching Hospital between 2007-2011. Data on patients age, gender, clinical signs, symptoms and colonoscopic findings were collected from patients hospital records and pathology reports.
Results
The incidence of colonic polyps is (5.3%). Eighty two patients had colonic polyps, among them 55 (67%) were male and 27(33%) were female. For those patients below 20 years non- neoplastic polyps were the most frequent while above 20 years most polyps were neoplastic. In neoplastic polyps; the male to female ratio was (68.2%), (31.8%) while in non- neoplastic polyps it was(62.5%) ,(37.5%)
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