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Results 1 - 10 of 34 for sigmoidoscopy
  1. Sigmoidoscopy 
    Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure used to see inside the sigmoid colon and rectum. The sigmoid colon is the area of the large intestine ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003885.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Colon cancer screening 
    ... stool DNA test (sDNA) commonly known as Cologuard . Sigmoidoscopy: This test uses a small flexible scope to ... cancers that are higher in the large intestine. Sigmoidoscopy and a stool test may be used together. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002071.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) 
    ... sDNA test every 1 to 3 years Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years or every 10 years with ... not diagnose cancer. Screening tests such as a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy can also help detect cancer. Both ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000704.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Culture - colonic tissue 
    ... is taken from the large intestine during a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. ... your large intestine. This is done during a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy . The sample is sent to a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003733.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Rectal biopsy 
    ... rectal biopsy is usually part of anoscopy or sigmoidoscopy . These are procedures to view inside the rectum. ... the cause of abnormal growths found during anoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or other tests. It can also be used ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003891.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Colonoscopy (image) 
    ... cancer: a stool test (to check for blood), sigmoidoscopy (inspection of the lower colon), and colonoscopy (inspection ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1083.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Colon culture (image) 
    When polyps are discovered in a sigmoidoscopy (an inspection of the lower third of the large intestine), they are retrieved to be tested for cancer. If a large amount ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9246.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Ulcerative colitis - discharge 
    ... your rectum and colon through a flexible tube (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000203.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Crohn disease 
    ... enema or upper GI (gastrointestinal) series Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy (often done with a biopsy) CT scan of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000249.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Colorectal polyps 
    ... the following tests: Barium enema (rarely done) Colonoscopy Sigmoidoscopy Stool test for hidden (occult) blood Virtual colonoscopy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000266.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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