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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 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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Definition of Sigmoid volvulus
Sigmoid volvulus: See: Volvulus.
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The sigmoidoscope contains a fiber-optic light and a channel that allows your doctor to pump air into your bowel, inflating it to better view the interior lining.
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The sigmoidoscope is lighted tube that may be rigid or flexible. The rigid sigmoidoscope is about 10 in. (25.4 cm) to 12 in. (30.5 cm) long and 1 in. (2.5 cm) wide.
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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: 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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Digital rectal exam (DRE)
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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 - 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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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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These may be followed by an endoscopic examination of the colon with a sigmoidoscope (to examine the rectum and the adjoining sigmoid colon) or colonoscope (to examine the entire colon).
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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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RECTUM - The last portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the sigmoid colon above and the anus below.
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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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Treatment of perforated diverticular disease of the colon, Adv Surg 1978;12:85-109; American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), 'Practice Parameters for Sigmoid Diverticulitis-Supporting Documentation.' - 3/15/98.
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of various sizes, and are especially found in certain portions of the mucous membranes: the nose, large intestine (colon), bladder, and cervix. They are especially common in the rectum and the portion of the colon just above that (the sigmoid).
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