A sigmoidoscopy is performed using a thin, flexible tube called a sigmoidoscope. The tube has a tiny light and a camera. The tube is put into your anus and moved slowly through your rectum …

Jul 9, 2024 · During a sigmoidoscopy, the examiner inserts the tube into the anus and guides it through the rectum, sigmoid colon and most of the descending colon on the left side of the …

The tube is called a sigmoidoscope. The scope transmits an image of the inside of the rectum and colon, so the physician can carefully examine the lining of these organs. The scope also blows …

Aug 12, 2024 · Sigmoidoscopy using a flexible scope is a procedure used to see inside the sigmoid colon and rectum. The sigmoid colon is the area of the large intestine nearest to the …

Sep 28, 2023 · The procedure isn’t painful, though you may feel some gas pain or cramping when the sigmoidoscope is advancing into your intestine. The sigmoidoscope blows carbon dioxide …

Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a procedure in which a doctor uses a flexible tube with a camera on one end, called a sigmoidoscope or scope, to look inside your rectum and lower colon.

Aug 16, 2023 · 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 …

Aug 30, 2022 · 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 …

The flexible sigmoidoscope has a lighted lens system. This scope allows your doctor to see around bends in the colon. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is one of many tests that may be used to …

Mar 3, 2023 · 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. This allows the …