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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2005; 11(15): 2249-2254
Published online Apr 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i15.2249
Published online Apr 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i15.2249
Table 3 Prevalence of proximal advanced adenoma and cancer.
| Rectosigmoid findings | Number of pts | Proximal findings | |||||
| Advanced adenoma | Cancer | ||||||
| Number of pts | (%) | (95% CI) | Number of pts | (%) | (95% CI) | ||
| No neoplasm | 4245 | 264 | (6.2) | (5.5-6.9) | 116 | (2.7) | (2.2-3.2) |
| Histology of most advanced neoplasm | |||||||
| Diminutive adenoma | 598 | 41 | (6.9) | (4.8-8.9) | 11 | (1.8) | (0.8-2.9) |
| Small adenoma | 500 | 60 | (12.0) | (9.2-14.8) | 14 | (2.8) | (1.4-4.2) |
| Advanced adenoma | 673 | 122 | (18.1) | (15.2-21.0) | 15 | (2.2) | (1.1-3.3) |
| Cancer | 180 | 32 | (17.8) | (12.2-23.4) | 1 | (0.6) | (0.0-1.6) |
| No. of neoplasms | |||||||
| One | 1329 | 150 | (11.3) | (9.6-13.0) | 27 | (2.0) | (1.3-2.8) |
| Two or more | 622 | 105 | (16.9) | (13.9-19.8) | 14 | (2.3) | (1.1-3.4) |
- Citation: Okamoto M, Kawabe T, Yamaji Y, Kato J, Ikenoue T, Togo G, Yoshida H, Shiratori Y, Omata M. Rectosigmoid findings are not associated with proximal colon cancer: Analysis of 6196 consecutive cases undergoing total colonoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(15): 2249-2254
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i15/2249.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i15.2249