Methods: The prospectively collected data were reviewed of all patients undergoing either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand ...

To explore the relation between polyp size on an imaging study and yield at colonoscopy, investigators evaluated data from a randomized study of flexible sigmoidoscopy within the Prostate ...

Learn about whether Medicare covers virtual colonoscopies, also known as a CT colonography or CT colonoscopy. This article ...

The other test besides colonoscopy that's been largely phased out in the United States, although it is still very much used in Canada and much of Europe, is flexible sigmoidoscopy. And until this ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD If you have a colorectal disease such as diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease ...

A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a less invasive test than a colonoscopy that only looks at the lower part of the colon. It’s ...

that women tend to have more right sided colon legions, and you wouldn't even reach those with a sigmoidoscopy.

The tests you may have include: a test that looks for blood in your poo. This is a Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) looking at the whole of the inside of your large bowel using a flexible tube ...

Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in prevention ... within 8 years after introduction of the German screening colonoscopy programme: estimates based on 1,875,708 screening colonoscopies.

Medicare covers a colonoscopy with no Part B deductible ... and Four years after a flexible sigmoidoscopy for those who are at average risk. When there are twists to the rules, there can be ...