The Ins and Outs of Colonoscopy
If your doctor suspects you have either Colitis or Crohn's disease then sooner or later you will be scheduled for a Colonoscopy. But it is not only a necessary procedure for properly diagnosing diseases of the colon like IBD but also to screen the general population for cancers of the colon.
Technically a colonoscope is a long, flexible tube about as wide as your finger with a small fiber-optic light and a camera attached to its end. The ‘scope' is...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A colonoscopy is an internal examination of the colon (large intestine) and rectum, using an instrument called a colonoscope.How the test is... Read more »
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Colonoscopy is the examination of the inside of the colon by means of a long (4 to 6 feet), flexible, fiberoptic viewing instrument called a... Read more »
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Barium enema is a special x-ray of the large intestine, which includes the colon and rectum. Alternative Names Lower gastrointestinal... Read more »
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Colonoscopy - virtual; CT colonographyReferencesBurt RW, Barthel JS, Dunn KB, David Ds, Drelichman E, Ford JM, et al. NCCN clinical practice... Read more »
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