Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with a higher rate of polypectomy independent of an increased frequency of colonoscopy in Australian veterans: a retrospective review.
Darrell H G CrawfordRebecca MellorAndrew W C TeoPatrick DuenowLuke B ConnellyPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2022)
The presence of PTSD has a marked impact on colonoscopy rates in Australian veterans. The increased polypectomy rate independent of increased colonoscopy rate suggests that PTSD is a risk factor for colonic polyp formation.