colonoscopy
A colonoscopy is a endoscopic procedure to evaluate large intestine & small portion of terminal ileum.
During this test , a long flexible tube with LED light and video camera on one end is inserted via anal opening. Video images from the tube are seen on a monitor.
The procedure time is usually 15- 20 minutes. Colonoscopy requires adequate preparation of the large bowel in which bowel cleansing agents are given clear the stool from large bowel
Indications of colonoscopy
- Lower abdomen pain
- Bleeding from rectum
- Chronic diarrhea
- Unexplained anemia and weight loss
- Screening for large intestine cancer
- Evaluation of colonics polyps
- Biopsy of colon GI tract
Therapeutic procedures can be done during colonoscopy:
- Endoclipping and injection of bleeding lesion
- Polyp removal
- Dilatation of strictures
- Stenting of colon
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