Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a greater risk for colorectal cancer (CRC).
Objective: The objective of this article is to examine the endoscopic phenotype and histopathology of colorectal polyps in patients with vs without DM.
Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients who underwent colonoscopy at our university hospital and who completed a questionnaire. We collected endoscopy and histopathology data regarding colorectal adenomas and serrated polyps. Cox regression analyses were used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs).
Results: We examined a total of 3654 patients (mean age (SD): 62 (12) years, 47% males). Of them, 360 (9.9%) had DM. Overall, the prevalence of colorectal adenomas (42% vs 32%, p= 3) adenomas (12% vs 7%, p=0.01) and proximal adenomas (30% vs 19%, p
Conclusion: Patients with DM harbor more frequently multiple and proximal adenomas than those without DM. Close colonoscopic surveillance of DM patients is important to maximize the effectiveness of colonoscopic CRC prevention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 415-423 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | United European Gastroenterology Journal |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus
- colorectal cancer
- colorectal neoplasm
- epidemiology
- colonoscopy
- prevention
- COLORECTAL-CANCER RISK
- HYPERPLASTIC POLYPS
- QUALITY INDICATORS
- PLASMA-GLUCOSE
- COLONOSCOPY
- PREVALENCE
- INSULIN
- NEOPLASIA
- METAANALYSIS
- INDIVIDUALS