sigmoidoscopy
IPA: sˈɪgmɔɪdˈɔskɑpi
noun
- (medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon
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Examples of "sigmoidoscopy" in Sentences
- A sigmoidoscopy is an effective screening tool.
- It should be followed by sigmoidoscopy to rule out cancer.
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy is generally the preferred procedure.
- A sigmoidoscopy is similar but not the same as a colonoscopy.
- A shorter colon cancer test called a sigmoidoscopy may help save lives.
- Otherwise, a flexible sigmoidoscopy is sufficient to support the diagnosis.
- On colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy polyps that vary in shape or size are present.
- Bleeding and puncture of the colon are possible complications of sigmoidoscopy.
- 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.
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