THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESTRICTIVE MEASURES ON THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADENOMATOUS POLYPS AND COLORRECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA IN A POPULATION SUBMITTED TO COLONOSCOPY
| Autor: | Natália Ribeiro SILVÉRIO, Isabela Costa MONTEIRO, Ana Luiza Naves PRUDENTE, Anna Caroliny Navarro ROSA, Américo de Oliveira SILVÉRIO |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, Vol 61 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4219 0004-2803 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0004-2803.24612024-027 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is globally the third most common malignant neoplasm and the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of routine screening tests by health services. A 35.5% drop in total cancer diagnoses in 2020 is estimated when compared to 2019. Objective: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of adenomatous polyps (AP) and CRC in a population undergoing colonoscopy (COL) in a clinic in Goiânia, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study evaluating COL performed during the periods from 20 March to 31 October of 2019 and of 2020, was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CAAE-45631421.0.0000.0037). We analyzed data related to identification, referral for medical examination, colonoscopic and histopathological findings. Results: We evaluated 10,232 (93.4%) COL, divided into two groups according to the year of performance. In 2019, 6,777 (66.2%) COL were performed and in 2020, 3,455 (33.8%), demonstrating a reduction of 51.0%. A total of 3,267 (31.9%) colonoscopies found polyps, 72.1% of which were AP (68.8% in 2019 and 78.3% in 2020, P |
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