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Colonoscopy service in a teaching hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia : emerging new pathologies
Other Title(s)
خدمة تنظير الكولون في المستشفى التعليمي في جنوب غرب المملكة العربية السعودية : وجود بعض الأمراض الناشئة
Joint Authors
Wani, Javed I.
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Baqir K.
Nabrawi, Khalid Yusuf
al-Shahrani, Abd al-Aziz
Jar Allah, Amin
al-Hammadi, Muhammad
al-Hamid, Sulayman Muhammad
al-Shahri, Abd Allah
Source
Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.35-41, 7 p.
Publisher
The Arab Board of Health Specializations
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective : The emerging colon diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have demanded more procedures such as CT scans and colonoscopy.
This certainly will pose more pressure on gastroenterology units to increase the performance of certain procedures, especially colonoscopies.
The aim of this study is to review the indications and the yield of colonoscopy in Aseer central hospital, the main teaching facility in Abha KSA.
Methods: In a cross-sectional hospital based study for over a one year period, we analyzed all colonoscopies performed in the gastroenterology unit at Aseer central hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Demographic data, indications, colonoscopy results, and histopathology reports were documented.
Analysis using latest SPSS package was performed.
Results: There were 177 patients who underwent colonoscopy, 102 were males (52%) and 75 (48%) were females.
The mean age was 49 years (SD 20.4).
The leading indications were bleeding per rectum (20%), chronic lower abdominal pain (16.7%), chronic constipation (12%), chronic diarrhea (10.7%), follow up for cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (14%), abdominal tumours (7%), intestinal obstruction (2.8%), and few others.
Full colonoscopy was achieved in 80% of patients.
About 24% of patients had normal study, 43 (24.3%) had piles or fissures, 29 (16.4%) had inflammatory lesions (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and TB), 19 patients (10.7%) had biopsy proven colon cancer.
Out of the 23 solitary polyps seen, 9 were proved to be benign and 5 were pseudopolyps.
The rest had miscellaneous findings.
Histopathology has confirmed ulcerative colitis in 4 patients (2.3%), Crohn’s in 5 (2.8%), and TB in 5 (2.8%).
Conclusions : An increase in the emerging diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer necessitates further studies.
Open colonoscopy service should be widely available in order to diagnose such serious conditions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Baqir K.& al-Shahri, Abd Allah& Nabrawi, Khalid Yusuf& Jar Allah, Amin& al-Shahrani, Abd al-Aziz& al-Hammadi, Muhammad…[et al.]. 2017. Colonoscopy service in a teaching hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia : emerging new pathologies. Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations،Vol. 18, no. 4, pp.35-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-789758
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Baqir K.…[et al.]. Colonoscopy service in a teaching hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia : emerging new pathologies. Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations Vol. 18, no. 4 (Dec. 2017), pp.35-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-789758
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Baqir K.& al-Shahri, Abd Allah& Nabrawi, Khalid Yusuf& Jar Allah, Amin& al-Shahrani, Abd al-Aziz& al-Hammadi, Muhammad…[et al.]. Colonoscopy service in a teaching hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia : emerging new pathologies. Journal of the Arab Board of Health Specializations. 2017. Vol. 18, no. 4, pp.35-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-789758
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 40-41
Record ID
BIM-789758