Colonoscopy screening for colon polyps: Can it be useful at an earlier age for preventing malignant transformation?

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dc.contributor.authorAydin, Muhammet Fatih
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Mehmet Akif
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-06T17:58:19Z
dc.date.available2025-02-06T17:58:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentAltınbaş Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether colonoscopy screening should be performed at an earlier age than specified in the current guidelines. Material and Methods: Data of 1882 patients who presented to the gastroenterology clinic of our hospital and underwent colonoscopy were retrospectively evaluated. Polyps detected during colonoscopy were excised and sent to the pathology laboratory for histopathological examination. Patients were divided into two groups as <45 years old and >= 45 years old, and the data were compared between the groups. Results: The most common indications for colonoscopy were abdominal pain in 40.6% of the patients, rectal bleeding in 18.6%, constipation in 14.2%, anemia in 10.5%, diarrhea in 3.1%, and other reasons in 6.8%. The rate of polyps was statistically significantly higher in patients aged >= 45 years (43.3%) compared to patients aged <45 years (32.1%). The rate of neoplastic polyps was statistically significantly higher in the group aged >= 45 years compared to the group aged <45 years. The most common localizations of polyps were rectum and sigmoid colon in all age groups. Discussion: Based on our findings, we believe that the onset age of screening for colon polyps should be 45 years, as recommended by the updated guidelines. Also, colonoscopy screening should be performed in young adults without alarm symptoms who present with lower gastrointestinal complaints.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4328/ACAM.20708
dc.identifier.endpage793en_US
dc.identifier.issn2667-663X
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.startpage788en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4328/ACAM.20708
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12939/5171
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000732429500017
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBayrakol Medical Publisheren_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Clinical and Analytical Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250206
dc.subjectColon Polypsen_US
dc.subjectColonoscopyen_US
dc.subjectNeoplasticen_US
dc.subjectHyperplasticen_US
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.titleColonoscopy screening for colon polyps: Can it be useful at an earlier age for preventing malignant transformation?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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