ABSTRACT

Conclusion:

Although ECF are encountered frequently and even more often with increasing age, only limited fraction of them have clinically significant outcomes.

Results:

We evaluated 227 CTC retrospectively. There were 121 women (mean age 58.9±7.1) and 106 men (mean age 60.7±7.7). In 145 patients, ECF were detected and in 82 patients no ECF were found. The mean age was significantly higher in patients with ECF (p<0.01). The mean ages for clinically significant and insignificant groups were 61.7±8.7 and 57.5±6.8 years, respectively. This difference was statistically significant (p=0.003). There were no statistically significant difference between men and women in terms of ECF (p=0.397).

Methods:

CTC examinations performed for Colo-Rectal Carcinoma (CRC) screening between April 2013 and April 2014 were included in the study. We classified ECF according to CTC reporting and data system (C-RADS). Two radiologists examined images. Patients’ demographic data were documented. The presence and the types of ECF were determined in consensus.

Objective:

The aim of our study is to evaluate the frequency and the types of extracolonic findings (ECF) in Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC) performed for screening purposes in an asymptomatic population.