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The utility of colonoscopy after acute appendicitis in those over 40 years

Author(s) -

Umesh Jayarajah,

Oshan Basnayake,

Sivasuriya Sivaganesh

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2279-2201

pISSN - 0379-8240

DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v38i3.8723

Subject(s) - medical journal , medicine , sri lanka , medical education , general surgery , family medicine , sociology , socioeconomics , tanzania

Acute appendicitis in older patients is less frequent and may be secondary to an underlying right colonic malignancy. This dictates the practice of performing colonoscopy in these patients after the resolution of appendicitis or appendicectomy, however, the evidence for this is limited. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of early colonoscopy (i.e.<3 months) to diagnose colonic cancer in older patients (>40 years) following acute appendicitis.

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