ABSTRACT
Aim: One helpful diagnostic technique for assessing the lower gastrointestinal tract is a colonoscopy. Through evaluating colonoscopy operations, the authors of the study objective were to assess patient characteristics, will often, colonoscopy results, and histopathological results.
Methods: This one-year (June 2021–May 2022) prospective research was carried out at the Mayo Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. Institutional review committee approval for ethical use was obtained. The data were extracted using a census sample technique. 349 colonoscopies over the last year were examined.
Results: The study’s participants were 49.78+/-18.37 years old on average. The ratio of men to women was 1.39:2. The leading cause of colonoscopy was abdominal discomfort with mucus in the stool, which was reported by 26.4% of individuals, followed by rectal bleeding, which was reported by 22.4% of patients. In addition to a normal colonoscopy, hemorrhoids in 21.2 percent of patients and inflammatory or ulcerative lesions in 18.7 percent of people have been the most frequent results. 7.49 percent of patients had colorectal malignancy. 119 individuals had colonoscopy biopsies. In 12.7%, 7.9%, and 7.6% of the patients in the whole trial, respectively, the results of the biopsy revealed ulcerative colitis, adenomatous polyps, and adenocarcinomas. Men were very often impacted by colorectal cancer than females, and moderately differentiated carcinoma was far more frequently diagnosed in younger age groups.
Conclusion: In 26.4 percent of patients, abdominal discomfort and mucus in the stool were reasons for colonoscopy. Hemorrhoids in 21.2 percent of patients and inflammatory or ulcerative lesions in 18.7 percent of patients were the most frequent results. 7.49 percent of patients had colorectal cancer. The most frequent biopsy results were adenocarcinoma in 7.6 percent of participants overall, adenomatous polyp in 7.9 percent, and ulcerative colitis in 13.8 percent of patients. Men than females were more often diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Keywords: General Medicine, lower gastrointestinal, colonoscopy.