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Background and Aims: Among the population that carries no risk factors for colon cancer, it is advised to start colonoscopic screening at 50 years of age. However, there is no consensus on when to stop colonoscopic screening. In this study, we aimed to evaluate our colonoscopy results among patients over 65 years of age. Materials and Methods: The patients ≥65 years who had colonoscopic assessment in Fatih University Hospital Gastroenterology Outpatient Clinic between 2007-2010 were evaluated retrospectively. The patients were divided into moderateor high-risk groups according to the indication of colonoscopy. Results: Among the patients in the moderate-risk group, 174 (36.8%) had normal colonoscopy, 85 (18%) had a polyp 2 cm, 33 (6.9%) had malignancy, 13 (2.7%) had hyperplastic polyp, 2 (0.4%) had high-grade dysplasia, and 149 (31.5%) had signs of diverticulosis, hemorrhoid or colitis. Among the 28 patients with high risk before the colonoscopy, while 7 (25%) had normal colonoscopy, 1 (3.6%) had a polyp

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