In Egyptian patients subjected to colonoscopy, the most frequent diagnoses were UC, followed by hemorrhoids, CRC, benign polyps, and CD. This may represent an increasing incidence of UC and CRC. Colonoscopy was safe and few complications were recorded. Prospective population-based studies are needed in order to measure the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of various diseases of the colon in Egypt.
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