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ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2014

Usefulness of Routine Terminal Ileoscopy and Biopsy during Colonoscopy in a Tropical Setting: A Retrospective Record-Based Study.

Hasitha Srimal Wijewantha, Arjuna Priyadarsin de Silva, Madunil Anuk Niriella, Nethini Wijesinghe, Prabahvi Waraketiya, Ravindu Sujeewa Kumarasena, Anuradha Supun Dassanayake, Janaki de Silva Hewawisenthi, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva

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Hasitha Srimal WijewanthaUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Arjuna Priyadarsin de SilvaUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Madunil Anuk NiriellaUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka ; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 06, Thalagolla Road, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Nethini WijesingheUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Prabahvi WaraketiyaUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Ravindu Sujeewa KumarasenaUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Anuradha Supun DassanayakeDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Janaki de Silva HewawisenthiDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.
Hithanadura Janaka de SilvaUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, 11010 Ragama, Sri Lanka.

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Introduction. Available evidence for routine terminal ileoscopy during colonoscopy is equivocal. We investigated the place of routine terminal ileoscopy and biopsy during colonoscopy, in a tropical setting. Materials and Methods. All consenting adults undergoing colonoscopy had routine TI and biopsy. Patients with right iliac fossa (RIF) pain, diarrhoea, anaemia, suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and raised inflammatory markers were defined as Group A and all others undergoing colonoscopy as Group B. Results. Caecal intubation and TI were achieved in 988/1096 (90.15%) and 832/1096 (75.9%) cases, respectively. 764/832(91.8%) patients were included in final analysis. 81/764 (10.6%) patients had either macroscopic (34/81) or microscopic (47/81) abnormalities of terminal ileum; 20/81 had both. These were CD (28/47), tuberculosis (TB) (6/47), ileitis due to resolving infection (8/47), and drug-induced ileitis (5/47). 27/81 with macroscopically normal ileum had CD (18/27), ileitis due to resolving infection (5/27) and drug-induced ileitis (4/27) on histology. 12/764 (1.57%) patients with macroscopically normal colon had ileal CD (8/12), drug-induced ileitis (2/12), and resolving ileal infection (2/12) on histology. 47/764 (6.15%) patients had ileal pathology that influenced subsequent management. These were significantly higher in Group A (43/555 (8%)) than in Group B (4/209 (1.9%)) (P = 0.0048, χ (2) = 7.968). Conclusion. TI and biopsy improve diagnostic yield of colonoscopy in patients with RIF pain, diarrhoea, anaemia, suspected IBD, and raised inflammatory markers.

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