Open AccessAdenomatous colorectal polyps in patients referred for colonoscopy in a regional hospital in Kuwait
Author(s) -
Salih Atalah Alenezi,
Saqer A. Alsurayei,
Ali Ismail,
Nasser Yehia A. Aly,
Waleed A. Ismail,
Amany A Abou-Bakr
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.65194
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , gastroenterology , dysplasia , adenoma , adenomatous polyps , logistic regression , pathological , colorectal cancer , tubular adenoma , cancer
Adenomatous colorectal polyps (ACPs) are known to be the precursor lesions for colorectal cancer. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, endoscopic and pathological features of ACPs in patients referred for colonoscopy.