Abstract: Background: A polyp in the colon is a growth that sticks out from the normally flat lining of the colon into the lumen. Most of the time, polyps don't cause any symptoms, but they can bleed and ulcerate and may also cause abdomina pain.
Method: This study investigates the colonoscopies conducted at tertiary care hospitals which were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were referred to the hospital for various reason such as anemia, weight loss, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, and colon cancer screening. The polyps were characterized based on their size, histology, and anatomical distribution. This analysis utilized a sample of 600 individuals, consisting of 350 men and 250 women, who had undergone colonoscopic polypectomies.
Result: Even though the study wasn't aimed at screening in particular, it did show that a lot of the adenomas and carcinomas in the people in the study group were found near or proximal to the splenic flexure. This means that a colonoscopy that only looks at the splenic flexure probably would miss 24% of the polyps and most of the carcinomas, assuming there are no problems on the left side. The study's results are similar to those of other published sets. The American Veteran's Affairs did a study that looked at how often and where advanced intestinal neoplasms were found in people who had a screening colonoscopy but had no symptoms.
Conclusion: The study has demonstrated that colonoscopy can effectively detect and cure a substantial amount of adenomas and carcinomas. A considerable percentage of tumors are located in proximal to the splenic flexure.
