A video chip in the colonoscope transmits an image of the lining of the colon to a monitor. |
A biopsy may also be conducted in which abnormal tissue is removed by using the colonoscope and then examined under a microscope for signs of cancer. |
Your doctor will probably look inside your intestines with a sigmoidoscope or a colonoscope. |
A biopsy would involve removing a small piece of tissue through the colonoscope, which would then be sent to a laboratory to test for cancer. |
This wide-angle colonoscope offers all benefits of perfect image quality combined with optimum illumination from the centre to the outer edges of each picture. |
For early-stage colon cancer, a colonoscope may be used to remove the cancerous tissue. |