sigmoidoscopy

IPA: sˈɪgmɔɪdˈɔskɑpi

Examples of "sigmoidoscopy" in Sentences

A shorter colon cancer test called a sigmoidoscopy may help save lives.
It's time for another flexible sigmoidoscopy, which is not my favorite medical procedure.
At the start of the colorectal cancer part of the study, participants were offered a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy, which is used to examine the lower, or sigmoid, portion of the colon.
Professor Bolin said sigmoidoscopy, which is performed without sedation, could be extremely uncomfortable and frequently could not reach more distant parts of the bowel, particularly in women.
The 16-year study involving more than 170,000 people in Britain found that a simple procedure known as sigmoidoscopy may have lifelong implications for preventing the second-biggest cancer killer worldwide, said lead researcher Wendy Atkin from Imperial College London.