Current trend of colonic diverticulosis in patients undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary care hospital in Northern India

Authors

  • Shabir Ahmad Shiekh Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4646-0673
  • Zafar Iqbal Kawoosa Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
  • Shafat Sideeq Lone Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
  • Irfan Rasool Wani Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
  • Asif Iqbal Shah Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
  • Zafar Ali Wani Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8345-1242
  • Bilal Ahmad Khan Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
  • Showkat Ali Zargar Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.30986

Keywords:

Diverticulosis, Prevalence, Polyps, Srinagar, Northern India

Abstract

Background: Diverticular disease of the colon has a wide geographic variation and is a very common cause of hospital visits and admissions in the west. Contrary to this there is scarce data on colonoscopic prevalence of diverticular disease from our country.

Aims and Objectives: To determine the prevalence of colonic diverticulosis and concomitant colonoscopic pathologies among patients undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary care gastrointestinal endoscopy setting in Northern India.

Materials and Methods: All adult patients who underwent colonoscopy for various indications and were diagnosed to have colonic diverticulosis from August 2016 to December 2019 in the Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa Medical centre, Srinagar, Kashmir, India were included in the study.

Results: Out of a total of 4500 colonoscopic procedures, diverticulosis was seen in 190 cases with an overall prevalence of 4.2%. Fifty-six percent of these were males and 44% were females. In 77 (40.52%) patients diverticulosis was seen in left colon, in 72 (37.89 %) in right colon and in 41 (21.57 %) diverticulosis was noted in pancolonic distribution. Adenomatous polyps were seen in 27 % of the cases.

Conclusion: Colonic diverticulosis has very low prevalence in this northern Indian state. Adenomatous polyps are commonly associated with this condition.

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Published

2021-02-01

How to Cite

Shiekh, S. A., Kawoosa, Z. I., Lone, S. S., Wani, I. R., Shah, A. I., Wani, Z. A., Khan, B. A., & Zargar, S. A. (2021). Current trend of colonic diverticulosis in patients undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary care hospital in Northern India. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(2), 25–29. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v12i2.30986

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021)

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