For Sigmoidoscopy we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso, Health, Medical, Men's Health, Microbiology, Surgery and Travel, Medicine.

Sigmoidoscopy (Cancer)

A procedure in which a scope is used to view the sigmoid flexure, a part of the colon that's shaped like the letter S.

Sigmoidoscopy (Colon Cancer)

A diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible viewing tube to allow the doctor to see the inner walls of the colon. During this procedure, a tube is gently passed into the colon through the anus.

Sigmoidoscopy (Colorectal Surgery)

State-of-the-art procedure whereby a lighted scope is placed in the sigmoid colon through the rectum, to provide a view of the organ that aids in the diagnosis of colorectal disorders.

Sigmoidoscopy (Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso)

A procedure in which the doctor looks inside the rectum and the lower part of the colon (sigmoid colon) through a lighted tube. The doctor may collect samples of tissue or cells for closer examination. Also called proctosigmoidoscopy.

Sigmoidoscopy (Health)

A diagnostic procedure that allows the physician to examine the inside of a portion of the large intestine, and is helpful in identifying the causes of diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, abnormal growths, and bleeding. A short, flexible, lighted tube, called a sigmoidoscope, is inserted into the intestine through the rectum. The scope blows air into the intestine to inflate it and make viewing the inside easier.

Sigmoidoscopy (Medical)

An examination of the rectum and the lowest part of the large intestine using a flexible viewing tube inserted through the anus

Sigmoidoscopy (Men's Health)

Examination of the rectum and lower part of the colon (sigmoid colon) using a flexible viewing tube passed through the rectum.

Sigmoidoscopy (Microbiology)

Visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid flexure of the colon by using a lighted tube; often performed for suspect amebiasis cases (Entamoeba histolytica).

Sigmoidoscopy (Surgery)

A test that uses a thin, flexible tube with a camera lens at the end to look at the inside of the rectum and lower large intestine for abnormalities.

Sigmoidoscopy (Travel, Medicine)

Examination of the rectum and lower part of the colon (sigmoid colon) using a flexible viewing tube passed through the rectum.

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