Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has become a major health problem worldwide. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. accounting for approximately 694,000 deaths each year. The aim of the study was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with colonic polyps.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 171 patients above 18 years old and of both sexes suspected of having colonic polyps. Exclusion criteria include patients with indications for therapeutic colonoscopy, such as rectal bleeding, incomplete colonoscopy examination, CRC, and therapeutic colonoscopy. All patients underwent full history taking of personal data, medical data, signs and symptoms, and drug history.
Results: Regarding the clinical presentations of the studied patients, 148 (86.55%) patients had abdominal pain, 73 (42.69%) patients had bleeding per rectum, 55 (32.16%) patients had chronic diarrhea, 55 (32.16%) patients had chronic constipation, 50 (29.24%) patients had fatigue, 43 (25.15%) patients had pallor, 40 (23.39%) patients had abdominal distention, 40 (23.39%) patients had dysentery, 31 (18.13%) patients had weight loss, 21 (12.28%) patients had fecal straining, 12 (7.02%) patients had fecal incontinence, 12 (7.02%) patients had mucorrhea, 5 (2.92%) patients had nocturnal stool and 4 (2.34%) patients had fecal urgency.
Conclusions: The findings highlight the importance of screening for colonic polyps in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, especially those with abdominal pain, BPR, chronic constipation, and abnormal contour. Furthermore, these findings suggest that older patients may benefit from closer monitoring for the development of polyps.
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