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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2007; 13(28): 3873-3877
Published online Jul 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3873
Published online Jul 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3873
Table 1 Histology of polyps n (%)
| No. of polyps | No. of advanced polyps | No. of patients | No. of patients with advanced polyps | |
| (n = 1856) | (n = 613) | (n = 880) | (n = 376) | |
| Villous component | 196 (10.5) | 196 (31.9) | 148 (18.8) | 148 (39.3) |
| Villous | 34 (1.8) | 34 (5.5) | 23 (2.6) | 23 (6.1) |
| Tubulovillous | 162 (8.7) | 162 (26.4) | 125 (14.2) | 125 (33.2) |
| Tubular | 1014 (54.6) | 416 (67.9) | 485 (55.1) | 227 (60.4) |
| Flat adenoma | 5 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) |
| Serrated adenoma | 6 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | ||
| Hyperplastic | 339 (18.3) | 131 (14.9) | ||
| Other | 296 (16.0) | 111 (12.6) |
- Citation: Lam TJ, Wong BC, Mulder CJ, Peña AS, Hui WM, Lam SK, Chan AOO. Increasing prevalence of advanced colonic polyps in young patients undergoing colonoscopy in a referral academic hospital in Hong Kong. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(28): 3873-3877
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i28/3873.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i28.3873