Sigmoidoscopy

Sigmoidoscopy Introduction
Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure in which a doctor looks in your large intestine. A length of flexible tube connected to a fiberoptic camera is used.
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Sigmoidoscopy
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Sigmoidoscopy is an internal examination of the distal large bowel (colon), using an instrument called a sigmoidoscope. The sigmoidoscope is a small camera attached to a flexible tube.
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Sigmoidoscopy (sig-moid-OS-co-pee)--also known as a proctoscopy--gives a view of the inside of your bowel. During the procedure, the doctor will be able to inspect the anus, rectum, and sigmoid (the lowest end of the bowel).
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Proctosigmoidoscopy: See: Sigmoidoscopy.
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy: Screening for colon and rectal problems
Flexible sigmoidoscopy is one way to detect colorectal cancer, polyps and diagnose other conditions. Video included.
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Anoscopy, proctoscopy, and sigmoidoscopy tests allow a health professional to look inside the anus, rectum, and the lower part of the large intestine (colon) for abnormal growths (such as tumors or polyps), inflammation, bleeding, hemorrhoids, ...
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Sigmoidoscopy is a useful diagnostic procedure in which a thin, flexible, lighted instrument, called a sigmoidoscope, ...
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Sigmoidoscopy
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*There are no data on the effect of other screening interventions (i.e., FOBT/sigmoidoscopy, barium enema, colonoscopy, computed tomographic [CT] colonography, and stool DNA mutation tests) on mortality from ...
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Sigmoidoscopy: an exam of your rectum and sigmoid colon (the lower part of the large intestine) with a viewing instrument called an endoscope.
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Sigmoidoscopy - A thin, lighted tube fitted with a video camera is inserted into the colon through the rectum, allowing the doctor to examine the area for polyps. Small polyps can be removed through the scope.
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Sigmoidoscopy
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Virtual colonoscopy
Barium enema
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Sigmoidoscopy - examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon with a small, flexible tube with a light and a camera lens at the end (endoscope).
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sigmoidoscopy (sig-moid-OSS-ko-pee)
Inspection of the lower colon using a thin, lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope. Samples of tissue or cells may be collected for examination under a microscope. Also called proctosigmoidoscopy.
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Barium enema, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy (if colon cancer is suspected)
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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy—A thin, flexible tube is inserted into your rectum and used to look at the lower portion of the colon. More awkward than uncomfortable, this exam takes about 15 minutes and should be done every five years.
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At the hospital the specialist may suggest various tests, including a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. Both involve gently pushing a long thin tube containing a tiny video camera through your back passage and into the rectum and colon.
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Sigmoidoscopy The visual examination of the rectum and lower colon using a tubular instrument called a sigmoidoscope. Sputum Secretions produced by the lungs. Staging Determination of extent of the cancer in the body. Steroids A type of hormone.
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Two different types of endoscopy procedures, the sigmoidoscopy and the colonoscopy, are used to view different parts of the large intestine. These procedures are performed in a hospital or doctor's office.
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Sigmoidoscopy plus physical examination and laboratory tests for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) are recommended for detection of colon cancer. Self-examination of the skin is important for the early detection of skin cancers.
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