We are the Best in Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy or coloscopy is the endoscopic
examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a
CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus.
It can provide a visual diagnosis (e.g., ulceration, polyps) and grants the
opportunity for biopsy or removal of suspected colorectal cancer lesions.
Colonoscopy can remove polyps as small as one millimeter or less. Once polyps
are removed, they can be studied with the aid of a microscope to determine if
they are precancerous or not. It can take up to 15 years for a polyp to turn
cancerous.
Colonoscopy is similar to sigmoidoscopy—the
difference being related to which parts of the colon each can examine. A
colonoscopy allows an examination of the entire colon (1200–1500 mm in length).
A sigmoidoscopy allows an examination of the distal portion (about 600 mm) of
the colon, which may be sufficient because benefits to cancer survival of
colonoscopy have been limited to the detection of lesions in the distal portion
of the colon.
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