Colonoscopy (/ˌkɒləˈnɒskəpi/) or coloscopy (/kəˈlɒskəpi/) is a medical procedure involving the endoscopic examination of the large bowel (colon) and the...
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Virtual colonoscopy (VC, also called CT colonography or CT pneumocolon) is the use of CT scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce two-...
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Large intestine (section Colonoscopy)
cancerous. Colonoscopy is similar to sigmoidoscopy—the difference being related to which parts of the colon each can examine. A colonoscopy allows an examination...
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is more commonly affected in Asia. Diagnosis is often during routine colonoscopy or as an incidental finding during CT scan. It is common in Western countries...
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Gastroenterology (section Colonoscopy)
bleeding, and a hole through the wall of the colon that may require repeat colonoscopy or surgery. Signs of a serious complication requiring urgent or emergent...
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not the same as, a colonoscopy. A sigmoidoscopy only examines up to the sigmoid, the most distal part of the colon, while colonoscopy examines the whole...
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Ileocecal valve (section Colonoscopy)
at the valve. The ileocecal valve has a papillose structure. During colonoscopy, the ileocecal valve is used, along with the appendiceal orifice, in...
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rectal examination (DRE), virtual colonoscopy or Cologuard. The polyps are routinely removed at the time of colonoscopy, either with a wire loop known as...
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as a treatment for constipation or to prepare the large bowel before colonoscopy or surgery. It is available as a generic medication. Sodium picosulfate...
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using a faecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, virtual colonoscopy, digital rectal examination, barium enema or a pill camera...
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laxative and to completely empty the bowel prior to a major surgery or colonoscopy. It is available without a prescription, both as a generic and under...
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Robot-assisted surgery (redirect from Robotic colonoscopy)
Robot-assisted surgery or robotic surgery are any types of surgical procedures that are performed using robotic systems. Robotically assisted surgery was...
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It is also used to clear the bowels (known as "bowel prep") before a colonoscopy, when the onset of the laxative effect is more rapid, typically within...
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recognized due to a lack of systemic long term monitoring. Diagnosis requires colonoscopy, and is defined by the presence of either of two criteria: five or more...
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like gastric bypass or cholecystectomy. Any prior assessment, such as a colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy, may also be important, as well as any history...
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dose, followed by a second 45ml dose 6 hours later), to prepare for colonoscopy. It is still used outside the US. An amount of Phospho soda (normally...
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Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (section Colonoscopy)
series evaluation can be performed with anoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, rarely barium enema, and various radiologic studies. The history in...
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painful, red and swollen skin and irritated, bloodshot eyes. Signs seen on colonoscopy include: colonic mucosal erythema (redness of the colon's inner surface)...
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diagnosed by obtaining a sample of the colon during a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. This is then followed by medical imaging to determine whether the disease...
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Low-fiber/low-residue diet (section Colonoscopy)
part of the bowel preparation before a diagnostic procedure such as colonoscopy or as a short-term therapy for acute stages of gastrointestinal illnesses...
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adenomatous polyps, are quite prevalent. They are found commonly at colonoscopy. They are removed because of their tendency to become malignant and to...
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imaging or to gain access to areas for visual inspection (e.g. during colonoscopy). Oxygen can be insufflated into the nose by nasal cannulae to assist...
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presence of chronic non-bloody watery diarrhea, normal appearances on colonoscopy and characteristic histopathology findings of inflammatory cells. The...
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options include a sigmoidoscopy or virtual colonoscopy (CT colonography) for every five years or a colonoscopy for every 10 years. Fecal occult blood test...
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part of bowel preparation before medical examinations, such as for a colonoscopy. Bisacodyl is a derivative of triphenylmethane. It was first used as...
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seizure. These agents are rarely used in the setting of a colonoscopy as 98.8% of colonoscopies use sedatives but only 0.8% of them result in the administration...
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Dolichocolon is often an incidental finding on abdominal X-rays or colonoscopy. It is not by itself a disease and as such requires no treatment. The...
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of thrombosis of the blood vessels within them. Polypectomy during a colonoscopy can lead to a small amount of bleeding seen in the stool after the procedure...
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bacterial infection. Diagnosis is typically by CT scan, though blood tests, colonoscopy, or a lower gastrointestinal series may also be supportive. The differential...
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tract. These include endoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, enteroscopy, oesophagogastroduodenoscopy and virtual colonoscopy. There are also a number of medical...
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