Effect of Hysterectomy on Colonoscopy Completion Rate | Zendy

Mélanie Lacasse | Zendy; Geneviève Dufresne | Zendy; Emilie Jolicoeur | Zendy; Luc Rochon | Zendy; Charles Sabbagh | Zendy; Jocelyn Deneault | Zendy; Valérie Walsh | Zendy; Isabelle Gaboury | Zendy; Philip V. Hassard | Zendy

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Effect of Hysterectomy on Colonoscopy Completion Rate

Author(s) -

Mélanie Lacasse,

Geneviève Dufresne,

Emilie Jolicoeur,

Luc Rochon,

Charles Sabbagh,

Jocelyn Deneault,

Valérie Walsh,

Isabelle Gaboury,

Philip V. Hassard

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2010/319623

Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , sedation , hysterectomy , prospective cohort study , abdominal pain , intubation , abdominal hysterectomy , significant difference , general surgery , surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer

Several studies show that colonoscopies are technically more difficult to perform in women than men, especially in women who have undergone abdominal and gynecological surgeries. A review of the literature indicates an increased rate of noncompletion of colonoscopies in most cases; however, no studies have investigated the procedural complication rate, sedation requirements and perception of pain in colonoscopies.

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