Background:

the large intestine extends from the cecum to the orifice of the anus. The mucosa contains in its thickness, numerous tubular glands, in it you can find lesions, polyps are the most frequent.

Objective:

to determine the behavior of colon and rectum polyps in patients undergoing therapeutic colonoscopy.

Methods:

a cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out. The universe was 179 patients, with at least one polyp diagnosed. The non-probabilistic sample was formed by the 166 patients who met, inclusion and exclusion criteria, of which 207 polyps were analyzed. The information was extracted from the medical charts, record of procedures and histological study reports.

Results:

the age that predominated was between 60-69 years, the female sex prevailed. The digestive bleeding under macroscopic was the most frequent clinical manifestation. The locations in the left semicolon were accentuated. The lesions of medium size stood out. The sessile lesions were those that highlighted. The adenomatous polyps constituted the most observed ones.

Conclusions:

the group of ages between 60-69 years, of the female sex, predominated. The digestive bleeding under macroscopic was the most observed clinical manifestation. The polyps located in sigmoid colon, medium size, sessile and adenomatous were the most frequent.

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