Colonoscopy Practice in Lagos, Nigeria: A Report of an Audit

Table 1

Clinical indications for colonoscopy amongst those disclosed.

Clinical indication	Frequency	Percentage
Lower GI bleeding	141	23.2
Abdominal pain	55	9.1
Colorectal cancer screening	26	4.3
Constipation	24	4.0
Others	18	3.0
Diarrhoea	13	2.1
Altered bowel habits	13	2.1
Anal pain	11	1.8
Anaemia	6	1.0
History of polyps/masses	5	0.8
Metastatic liver disease	4	0.7
Haematochezia + diarrhea	3	0.5
Haematochezia + constipation	3	0.5
Epigastric pain	1	0.2
Total	284	100.0

Total valid number = 284.