- Acta Medica Nicomedia
- Vol: 6 Issue: 1
- Evaluation of colonoscopy and pathology results of patients who underwent colonoscopy due to fecal o...
Evaluation of colonoscopy and pathology results of patients who underwent colonoscopy due to fecal occult blood test positivity: A single center experience
Authors : Özkan Subaşi, Hamdi Taner Turgut, Abdullah Gunes, Gokhan Dindar
Pages : 34-37
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Publication Date : 2023-02-28
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Objective: The most important part of improving colorectal cancer prognosis is to detect and treat in the early stage. The most effective way to do this is screening programs. Fecal occult blood test is one of the most frequently used methods in the screening program. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the colonoscopy and histopathological findings of patients who underwent colonoscopy due to positive fecal occult blood test. Methods: Patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test between January 2016 and December 2018 and underwent colonoscopy to investigate the etiology were included in the study. Demographic characteristics, colonoscopy findings and histopathological results of the patients were reviewed retrospectively from hospital records. Results: A total of 325 patients were included in the study. Of the patients, 146 (44.9%) were male, 179 (55.1%) were female, and their mean age was 58.4±9.3 years. Colonoscopic findings of 140 patients (43.1%) were normal. Polyps in 89 (27.4%) patients, perianal disease in 46 (15.1%), diverticulum in 20 (6.2%), inflammatory bowel disease in 8 (2.4%), solitary rectal ulcers in 4 (1.2%) patients and colorectal cancer in 18 (5.5%) of them was detected. Conclusion: Fecal occult blood test is a cost-effective and easy-to-apply method used in colorectal cancer screening programs together with colonoscopy, helping to detect both cancer and precancerous lesions and increase the survival rate.Keywords : Gaitada gizli kan testi, kolonoskopi, kolorektal kanser