A recent study demonstrates that concurrent flexible sigmoidoscopy in conjunction with CT colonography (CTC) does not improve the diagnostic yield for left-sided colorectal neoplasia compared with ...

What to Expect in a Sigmoidoscopy Usually, preparing for a sigmoidoscopy is relatively quick and easy and involves just an enema or two that will need to be taken any time from the night before to ...

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 have certain gut problems, such as ...

News & Views Published: August 2010 Screening Screening flexible sigmoidoscopy effective in a UK RCT Douglas K. Rex Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 7, 423–424 (2010) Cite this article ...

If all findings are normal, flexible sigmoidoscopy may be repeated every 5 years. People at high risk for developing colorectal cancer may have to undergo the test more often.

A sigmoidoscopy can detect colon cancer, but only if the cancer is in the lower part of the colon. A full colonoscopy is the best screening method for detecting cancer throughout the entire colon.

Sigmoidoscopy is less invasive than colonoscopy -- but not widely used for CRC screening in the U.S. -- since it is limited to the rectum, sigmoid colon, and descending colon. It takes less time ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is a medical technique that allows for the visualization of the lining of the gut, specifically the rectum and a part of the colon (up to approximately 60 cm). It is ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is a procedure carried out at a hospital or outpatient center that allows the visualization of the rectum and sigmoid colon.

Flexible sigmoidoscopy A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test to look inside the lower part of your large bowel. A specialist doctor or nurse (endoscopist) uses a flexible sigmoidoscope for this test.

Sigmoidoscopy discomfort NEW YORK, June 27 (Praxis Press) Physicians often cite patient discomfort as a reason for not requesting screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. Patient experiences and attitudes ...