Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	110476
Country	Ethiopia

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Addressing gastrointestinal disorders in rural Ethiopia: Success of a weekend outreach colonoscopy service
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Guda M Roro, Elias M Roro and Dabessa M Abebe
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Guda M Roro, Assistant Professor, Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Zambia Street, Addis Ababa 55215, Sub city, Ethiopia. gudamerda2@gmail.com
Key Words	Southwest Ethiopia; Resource-limited Countries; Outreach; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Feasibility; Colorectal Cancer; Colonoscopy
Core Tip	Over the past six years, we have performed over 6,000 endoscopy procedures at an outreach site in southwest Ethiopia, a region lacking a functional endoscopy unit. Among the 1,612 colonoscopy findings, the most common were nonspecific inflammation (28%), colorectal masses (13%), inflammatory bowel disease (12%), and polyps (10%). Notably, half of the colorectal cancer cases in this study occurred in patients under 50, with a prevalence of 18.8% in females and 10.8% in males. This contradicts the global trend, where the disease predominantly affects males and older individuals. Less than 5% of all patients underwent colonoscopy for screening or suspected colorectal cancer
Citation	Roro GM, Roro EM, Abebe DM. Addressing gastrointestinal disorders in rural Ethiopia: Success of a weekend outreach colonoscopy service. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; In press

Received	2025-06-10 06:42
Peer-Review Started	2025-06-10 06:42
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2025-06-23 14:09
Revised	2025-07-07 02:28
Second Decision	2025-08-04 02:52
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-08-04 11:51
Articles in Press	2025-08-04 11:51
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2025-08-08 20:06
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ISSN	1948-5190 (online)
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