Usefulness of Routine Terminal Ileoscopy and Biopsy during Colonoscopy in a Tropical Setting: A Retrospective Record-Based Study

Table 1

Indications for colonoscopy.

Indication for colonoscopy	Number of patients	Percentage (%)
Group A
RIF pain	121	15.83
diarrhoea	224	29.31
Anaemia	75	9.81
Suspected IBD	81	10.6
RIF pain and diarrhoea	14	1.83
Anaemia and diarrhoea	6	0.78
Raised inflammatory markers	6	0.78
Bleeding PR and RIF pain	8	1.04
Bleeding PR and Diarrhoea	20	2.61
Subtotal	555	72.64
Group B
Polyps	7	0.91
IBS	29	3.79
Loss of weight	17	2.22
LIF pain	22	2.87
Constipation	60	7.85
Bleeding PR	45	5.89
Other	29	3.79
Subtotal	209	27.36
Total	764	100.00