In Korea colonic polyps are increased in number, because of development of economic state, increased number of the aged group and health care.
Among colonic polyps adenomatous polyps are highly potential to colonic carcinoma. Most polyps produce no symptoms and remain undetected clinically. Stool occult blood may be found in less than 5% of patients with colonic polyps.
Colonoscopy or double contrast bariam study are used for deteciton of colonic polyps. Colonoscopy is the most significant diagnostic and therapeutic application because it can diagnoses and remove potentially precancerous adenomatous polyps.
I detected 46 patient with colonic polyps and polypectomy was performed in most case of polyps. 46 patients were consisted with 32 males and 14 females.
Most patients are over 5th decades 47%, next in 3rd and 4th decades. Polyps are located most frequently in left colon in 69.1%, 27.9% in rectum, 25% in sigmoid colon. Polyps are less than 1cm in 51.4%. Polyps are classified as adenomatous polyps
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62.3%, hyperplastic polyps in 15.1% and inflammatory polyps in 15.1%. After polypectomy, in 5 cases, bleeding occurred, but stopped by electrocauterization.
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