Table 3.
Location of polyps. One participant from the HIV-positive group had asymptomatic colitis in the sigmoid colon. The polyps in bold (n=13) are those which would have not been detected/removed if sigmoidoscopy was used
| ID | Number of polyps | Location of first polyp | Location of second polyp | Location of third polyp | Group
(HIV positive/negative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biposy#3 | 1 | 5 mm from sigmoid colon | – | – | Negative |
| Biposy#4 | 1 | 5–9 mm from sigmoid colon | – | – | Negative |
| Biposy#7 | 1 | 5–9 mm from rectum | – | – | Negative |
| Biposy#9 | 1 | <5 mm from caecum | – | – | Negative |
| Biposy#15 | 1 | 5–9 mm from hepatic flexure | – | – | Positive |
| Biposy#17 | 3 | 5 mm from caecum | 5–9 mm from caecum | 10–15 mm from ascending colon | Positive |
| Biposy#19 | 1 | 5 mm from sigmoid colon | – | – | Positive |
| Biposy#21 | 2 | 5 mm from transverse colon | 10–15 mm from hepatic flexure | – | Positive |
| Biposy#22 | 1 | 5–9 mm from sigmoid colon | – | – | Positive |
| Biposy#23 | 2 | 5–9 mm from sigmoid colon | <5 mm from rectosigmoid junction | – | Positive |
| Biposy#27 | 3 | 10–15 mm from sigmoid colon | 0.1 cm×0.1 cm from ascending colon | 0.1 cm×0.1 cm from terminal ileum | Positive |
| Biposy#28 | 2 | 10–15 mm from descending colon | 5–9 mm from ascending colon | – | Positive |
| Biposy#29 | 1 | 5 mm from sigmoid colon | – | – | Positive |
| Biposy#31 | 1 | <5 mm from sigmoid colon | - | – | Positive |
| Biposy#37 | 2 | <5 mm from caecum | <5 mm from caecum and diverticulum | – | Positive |
| Biposy#38 | 1 | <5 mm from caecum | – | – | positive |