When Was The Colonoscopy Invented
'Virtual colonoscopies' effective, study finds
June 30, 2009
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colon Cancer
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Health Guide
Virtual colonoscopy
Colonoscopy - virtual What the risks are Radiation exposure Nausea, vomiting, bloating, or rectal irritation caused prep medications ... Read more »Virtual colonoscopy
Colonoscopy - virtual References Virtual Colonoscopy, The Medical Letter, February 14, 2005;1202:15 Van Dam, J. et al. CT Colonography. Gastroenterology.... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Diagnosis
...yearsFOBT or FIT every year plus sigmoidoscopy every 5 yearsDouble-contrast barium enema every 5 yearsColonoscopy every 10 yearsChoosing between Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy. The choice between... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Follow-up Testing
...for the fourth and fifth years, and at the doctors and patients discretion during subsequent years.ColonoscopyPatients should have a colonoscopy 3 years after surgery. If the findings are normal,... Read more »Colorectal polyps
...physical exam is usually normal. Tests that show polyps: Sigmoidoscopy Colonoscopy Virtual colonoscopy Barium enema Read more »Images
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