Table 1.
Procedures with more than one polyp detected during screening or surveillance colonoscopy (n=1185)
Feature | Number of procedures | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Procedures with >1 polyp submitted in same container for pathologic evaluation | 569 | 48.0 | |
2 polyps per container | 412 | 34.8% | |
3 polyps per container | 103 | 8.7% | |
4 polyps per container | 33 | 2.8% | |
≥5 polyps per container | 21 | 1.8% | |
Polyp Location in procedures with >1 polyp submitted in same container for pathologic evaluation | |||
Left colon only | 350 | 29.5% | |
Right colon only | 207 | 17.5% | |
Right AND Left colon | 12 | 1.0% |