Clinical Characteristics and Main Findings of Colonoscopy in Tripoli Central Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1858 Patients.

Introduction Colonoscopy is used to detect colorectal abnormalities, including inflammatory bowel disease, polyps, cancers, and other colorectal lesions. We aimed to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics, main findings, and indications of patients who underwent colonoscopy in the Surgery department of Tripoli Central Hospital in Libya. Methods The study data were retrospectively extracted from the medical in and out-patient records of individuals who underwent colonoscopy procedures between December 2009 and December 2016 in the general surgery department of Tripoli General Hospital.