The authors retrospectively analyzed 504 outpatient undergoing colonoscopy, performedfrom June 2008 to May 2009, in the "Center for Medical Specialties" of Santa Casade Belo Horizonte, by the Group of Coloproctology of Santa Casa de Belo Horizonteand School of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais (CPG). The study deserve specialhighlights the analysis of gender, age, specialty of referring physicians, indicationsof colonoscopy, bowel preparation used, height achieved by colonoscopy and colonoscopicfindings. Regarding gender, 67% (337) were women and 33% (167) men, and as toage, stood sixth (130 patients, 26%) and seventh (113 patients, 22%). The examinationwas self-generated by the GCP in 79.56% (401 colonoscopies) and the most commonindications were low bleeding (76 cases, 13.0%) and control patients undergoingsurgical approach to colorectal cancer (70 cases; 12.0%). Bowel preparation wasdone with mannitol, lactulose and sodium picosulphate, according to the clinicalstatus, allowing for 71% (359 cases) of excellent results. Colonoscopy reachedthe cecum in 445 patients (88.0%), having reached the terminal ileum in 293 cases(58.0%). The main findings were polyps (163 cases, 28.0%), followed by normalfindings (149 cases, 26.0%) and diverticular disease of the colon (141 cases,24.0%). Of the 151 polyps that had marked its size, 130 polyps were the largestdiameter less than 10 mm (86.0%). Of 207 histopathological examinations performed,either in biopsies or in polyp resection, the polyp was the most common finding(163 cases, 78.8%), and among the 163 polyps resected the most common findingwas the adenoma with low grade dysplasia (116 cases ; 71.2%). There were no complications.The data were compared with some published reports, all within the usual standards.
