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ArticleTurkish journal of surgery2018

Factors affecting successful colonoscopy procedures: Single-center experience.

Ramazan Kozan, Tonguç Utku Yılmaz, Uygar Baştuğral, Umut Kerimoğlu, Yücel Yavuz

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Article in Turkish journal of surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ramazan KozanDepartment of General Surgery, Eren Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3835-8759
Tonguç Utku YılmazDepartment of General Surgery, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2344-7783
Uygar BaştuğralDepartment of General Surgery, Sultanbeyli State Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1567-1352
Umut KerimoğluDepartment of General Surgery, Eren Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6821-0042
Yücel YavuzDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Eren Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-4640-6121
Turkish Society of Hematology · TRFord Otosan (Turkey) · TRKocaeli Üniversitesi · TRTürk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveColonoscopy is a gold standard procedure for several colon pathologies. Successful colonoscopy means demonstration of the ileocecal valve and determination of colon polyps. Here we aimed to evaluate our colonoscopy success and results. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis retrospective descriptive study was performed in İstanbul Eren hospital endoscopy unit between 2012 and 2015. Colonoscopy results and patient demographics were obtained from the hospital database. All colonoscopy procedures were performed under general anesthesia and after full bowel preparation.

resultsIn all, 870 patients were included to the study. We reached to the cecum in 850 (97.8%) patients. We were unable to reach the cecum in patients who were old and obese and those with previous lower abdominal operations. Angulation, inability to move forward, and tortuous colon were the reasons for inability to reach the cecum. Total 203 polyp samplings were performed in 139 patients. We performed 1, 2, and 3 polypectomies in 97, 28, and 10 patients, respectively. There were 29 (3.3%) colorectal cancers in our series. There was no mortality or morbidity in our study.

conclusionGeneral anesthesia and full bowel preparation may be the reason for increased success of colonoscopy. Increased experience and patient-endoscopist cooperation increased the rate of cecum access and polyp resection and decreased the complication rate.

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PMID29756103
PMCPMC5937655
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