BİR EĞİTİM VE ARAŞTIRMA HASTANESİNDE 65 YAŞ VE ÜZERİ ALT GASTROİNTESTİNAL SİSTEM ENDOSKOPİK BULGULARIN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ Evaluation Of Lower Gastrointestinal System Endoscopic Findings Aged 65 Years And OverIn A Training And Research Hospital

OZET Amac: Bu calismada amac, bir egitim arastirma hastanesinde 65 yas ve uzeri alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopik bulgularinin retrospektif olarak incelenmesidir. Gerec ve Yontem: Kesitsel tanimlayici nitelikte olan calismada; Ocak 2015 ile Mayis 2018 tarihleri arasinda ucuncu basamak bir merkezin gastroenteroloji, ic hastaliklari ve genel cerrahi bilim dallarina basvuran ve alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisi uygulanan bireylerin (155 hasta) patoloji sonuclari retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Calismaya dahil edilen 155 olgunun 56’sini (%36.53) kadinlar, 99’unu (%63.87) erkekler olusturmakta idi. Patoloji spesimenleri incelendiginde en sik olarak 82 (%52.90) olguda adenoma rastlanirken; , en dusuk olarak ise 9 (%5.80) olguda kolit tespit edildi. Sonuclar: Tum dunyada oldugu gibi ulkemizde de yasli nufus sikligi artmaktadir. Artan yasli populasyonda ileri yasla birlikte kolorektal kanser gorulme sikligi da artmaktadir. Yasli populasyonda kolorektal kanser taramalarinin duzenli bir sekilde yapilmasi ve bireylere bu konuda farkindaligi arttirici calismalarin yapilmasi yararli olacaktir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yasli; Kolorektal kanser; Kolonoskopi ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the endoscopic findings of lower gastrointestinal system aged 65 years and older in a training and research hospital retrospectively. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study; The pathology results of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (155 patients) who were admitted to the departments of gastroenterology, internal medicine and general surgery between January 2015 and May 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Of 155 patients included in the study, 56 (36.53%) were female and 99 (63.87%) were male. When the pathology specimens were examined, the most common adenoma was found in 82 (52.90%) cases. Colitis was found in 9 (5.80%) cases. Conclusions: The prevalence of elderly population is increasing in our country as in the whole world. The incidence of colorectal cancer increases with increasing age in the elderly population. Colorectal cancer screenings should be done regularly in elderly population and awareness raising studies will be useful for individuals. Keywords: Elderly; Colorectal cancer; Colonoscopy