Open AccessDiverticular disease at colonoscopy in Lagos State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Aderemi Oluyemi,
Emuobor Odeghe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.182072
Subject(s) - hematochezia , colonoscopy , medicine , diverticular disease , descending colon , abdominal pain , sigmoid colon , referral , endoscopy , general surgery , gastroenterology , surgery , colorectal cancer , rectum , cancer , family medicine
The upsurge in the reported cases of diverticular disease (DD) has led to a re-appraisal of the earlier held views that it was a rare entity in Nigeria. The advent of colonoscopy has contributed in no small way to this change. We sought to determine the clinical characteristics, indications for colonoscopy, and intra-procedural findings among these patients.