Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Normal findings are healthy intestinal tissues.
What abnormal results mean
- Diverticulosis (abnormal pouches on the lining of the intestines, which increase with age)
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding
- Polyps (which can be removed through the colonoscope during the exam)
- Tumor
Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:
Cytomegalovirus, gastroenteritis, or colitis - Colon cancer screening
- Colorectal polyps
Ischemic colitis Pseudomembranous colitis
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Review Date: 11/23/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San
Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
