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What is a colonoscope?

What is a colonoscope? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples
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If an abnormality is detected, the doctor can remove it or take tissue samples using instruments passed through the colonoscope.
It involves diluting stool with a liquid, like salt water, and then pumping it into the intestinal tract via an enema, a colonoscope or a tube run through the nose into the stomach or small intestine.
The colonoscope not only allows identification and localization of the disease process, but also allows biopsy or even removal of polyps.
For early-stage colon cancer, a colonoscope may be used to remove the cancerous tissue.
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.
Surprisingly, those who had the colonoscope in longer on average remembered less total pain.

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