Colonoscopy
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Use
endoscopy, gastrointestinal imaging /visualization
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Facts
- Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables a doctor to examine the lining of the rectum and colon by using a lighted, flexible tube (colonoscope) inserted into the rectum.
- Colonoscopy is nearly always done with sedation and painkillers because it would be uncomfortable without.
- More accurate than a barium enema x-ray and much simpler than exploratory surgery, colonoscopy is a safe and highly effective diagnostic technique.
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