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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2006; 12(45): 7304-7308
Published online Dec 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7304
Published online Dec 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7304
Table 3 Endoscopic diagnoses in patients with hematochezia
| Diagnosis | Age group (yr) | P | |||
| < 45 (n = 180) | > 45 (n = 237) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Anal pathology | 103 | 57.2 | 162 | 68.4 | < 0.05 |
| Polyps | 15 | 8.3 | 62 | 26.2 | < 0.0001 |
| Diverticular diseases | 0 | - | 44 | 18.6 | < 0.0001 |
| IBD | 29 | 6.1 | 13 | 5.5 | < 0.001 |
| Normal finding | 35 | 19.4 | 20 | 8.4 | < 0.01 |
| Carcinomas | 0 | - | 6 | 2.5 | < 0.05 |
| Angiodysplasia | 3 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.4 | NS |
- Citation: Carlo P, Paolo RF, Carmelo B, Salvatore I, Giuseppe A, Giacomo B, Antonio R. Colonoscopic evaluation of hematochezia in low and average risk patients for colorectal cancer: A prospective study. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(45): 7304-7308
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i45/7304.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7304