Open AccessColonoscopy at a tertiary healthcare facility in Southwest Nigeria: Spectrum of indications and colonic abnormalities
Author(s) -
Adegboyega Akere,
Temitope Oke,
Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/1596-3519.188889
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , hematochezia , hemorrhoids , constipation , abdominal pain , diverticulosis , gastroenterology , colorectal cancer , gold standard (test) , polypectomy , cancer
Colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for diagnosing structural colonic diseases. It is safe and effective both for diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. This study was carried out to evaluate the pattern of indications and spectrum of colonic disease at a tertiary healthcare facility in Southwest Nigeria.