Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2015; 21(25): 7834-7841
Published online Jul 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7834
Table 3 Sites for colonoscopy discontinuation and reasons for discontinuation n (%)
SiteValueFixationTortuosityLaxityRedundance
Right hemicolon
Ascending colon10 (5.1)9433
Hepatic flexure45 (23.1)4130512
Transverse colon26 (13.3)221527
Left hemicolon
Splenic flexure9 (4.6)8820
Descending colon14 (7.2)131141
Descending sigmoid flexure40 (20.5)353962
Sigmoid colon29 (14.9)272621
Rectosigmoid flexure22 (11.3)221900
Total195 (100)1771522426