2023年9月28日 · A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a quick, safe and efficient way for healthcare providers to diagnose and treat conditions in your lower large intestine. It doesn’t go as far into your body as a colonoscopy, so it doesn’t take as much time or preparation.

2017年6月7日 · A sigmoidoscopy is a procedure that lets your doctor look inside your sigmoid colon. Similar to a colonoscopy, it uses a flexible tube, a small camera, and a light and helps diagnose conditions...

2024年7月9日 · A flexible sigmoidoscopy is an exam to see inside the rectum and part of the large intestine. A flexible sigmoidoscopy (sig-moi-DOS-kuh-pee) exam is performed using a thin, flexible tube with a light, camera and other tools, called a sigmoidoscope. The large intestine is called the colon.

2022年8月30日 · What is a sigmoidoscopy? A sigmoidoscopy examines the lower area of the large intestine or colon. Doctors refer to the lower part of the colon as the sigmoid colon. A doctor...

A sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic test used to check the sigmoid colon, which is the lower part of your colon or large intestine. This section of your colon is close to your rectum and anus. A sigmoidoscopy can help diagnose the following symptoms: Diarrhea. Belly pain. Constipation. Polyps (abnormal growths) Bleeding

2022年9月14日 · What Is Flexible Sigmoidoscopy? Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test that a doctor uses to check the inner lining of your rectum and the lower part of your colon. You may get this test if you...

Sigmoidoscopy ("sigma", the Greek term for letter "s/ς" + "eidos" + "scopy": namely, to look inside an "s"/"ς"-like object) is the minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through to the nearest part of the colon, the sigmoid colon.

2023年3月29日 · Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure where a doctor or nurse looks into the rectum and sigmoid colon, using an instrument called a sigmoidoscope. The sigmoid colon is the final portion of the bowel that is joined to the rectum.

2023年3月3日 · A sigmoidoscopy is a way for a healthcare provider to examine the last one-third of the large intestine. This includes the rectum and sigmoid colon. During the test, a flexible viewing tube with a lens and light source on the end, called a sigmoidoscope, is inserted through the anus and into the rectum.

2023年8月16日 · Sigmoidoscopy is an examination of the rectum and the bottom part of the colon. To do this exam, your doctor uses a sigmoidoscope—a flexible viewing tube with a light and a lens or video camera on one end, and an eyepiece or video monitor on the other.