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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for sigmoidoscopy
  1. Colonoscopy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy? Colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy are procedures that let your doctor look inside your rectum and colon (large intestine). They use instruments ...
  2. Colorectal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... tests and procedures such as colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopy. Talk with your provider about how often you ...
  3. Endoscopy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... they look.: Arthroscopy: joints Bronchoscopy: lungs Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy: large intestine Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy: urinary system Laparoscopy: ...
  4. Hemorrhoids (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are hemorrhoids? Hemorrhoids are swollen, inflamed veins around your anus or the lower part of your rectum. There are two types: External hemorrhoids, ...
  5. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... doctor may also do a test called a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Most people diagnosed with IBS can ...
  6. Ulcerative Colitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Doctors use blood tests, stool tests, colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, and imaging tests to diagnose UC. Several types ...