Review Article
Histopathological Characteristics of Colon Polyps – A Population-based Study in Tirana, Albania
| Cekodhima Gentiana1*, Cekodhima Altin2, Beqiri Arben3 and Alimehmeti Mehdi1 | |
| 1Department of Pathology, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa" Tirana, Albania | |
| 2Endoscopic Clinic “La Vita”Tirana, Albania | |
| 3Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa" Tirana, Albania | |
| Corresponding Author : | Cekodhima Gentiana Department of Pathology University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa” Tirana, Albania Tel: +355 69 72 20 452 E-mail: gentahylviu@gmail.com |
| Received February 11, 2015; Accepted March 06, 2015; Published March 22, 2015 | |
| Citation: Gentiana C, Altin C, Arben B, Mehdi A (2015) Histopathological Characteristics of Colon Polyps – A Population-based Study in Tirana, Albania. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 5:271. doi:10.4172/2161-069X.1000271 | |
| Copyright: © 2015 Gentiana C, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Background: In Western countries the most common polyps are adenomatous.1 There are no studies from Albania regarding of polyps in colorectal area.
Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate the predominant colorectal polyps in our two centers of Albania.
Material and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the pathology reports of colonoscopies during a six-year study (2008-2013).
Results: During these years, patients with colorectal polyps were referred to these two centers. The most common types of polyps were adenomatous 300 (72.99%), followed by hyperplastic 69 (16.78%), inflammatory25 (6.08%) and juvenile 17 (4.13%).
Discussion: Adenomatous polyps are the most frequently found polyps in our study. There are no studies from Albania regarding the distribution of different types of colorectal polyps. Therefore in this study we tried to evaluate the frequency of colorectal polyps concerning their type, age and gender.
