Table 5.
Clinically relevant endoscopic findings in colonoscopies according to appropriateness of the indication
| Endoscopic finding | n (%) | ASGE (%) | Uncertain (%) | Non-ASGE (%) | P |
| Adenoma1 | 69 (13.2) | 15.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.005 |
| Colorectal cancer | 15 (3.7) | 3.6 | 20.0 | 1.6 | 0.755 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 12 (2.9) | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.272 |
| Angiodysplasia2 | 2 (0.5) | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Radiation colitis | 3 (0.7) | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 86 (21.1) | 24.3 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 0.001 |
1
Only malignant or advanced adenomas were considered clinically relevant;
2
Only angiodysplasias found in exams performed for hematochezia or iron deficiency anemia were considered clinically relevant. ASGE: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.