Appropriateness of indication and diagnostic yield of colonoscopy: First report based on the 2000 guidelines of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Table 3 Indications for colonoscopy among 149 patients referred for reasons generally not indicated according to the 2000 ASGE guidelines¹

Indication	n (%)
1 Chronic, stable, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic abdominal pain	117 (15.9)
2 Routine follow-up of inflammatory bowel disease	15 (2.0)
3 Acute diarrhea	7 (1.0)
4 Metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary site in the absence of colonic signs or symptoms when it will not influence management	6 (0.8)
5 Upper GI bleeding or melena with a demonstrated upper gastrointestinal source	4 (0.5)

¹According to 2000 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) guidelines on appropriate use of gastrointestinal endoscopy[9].