Colonoscopy Procedure - Lower Endoscopy - Lower GI - PreOp® Patient Education

PreOp® Colonoscopy Procedure - Lower Endoscopy - Lower GI - PreOp® Patient Education & Patient Engagement.



What is a Colonoscopy or Lower Endoscopy?

Your doctor has recommended that you have a Colonoscopy, also called a lower endoscopy. It is a procedure to examine your colon.



This video will help you to understand this procedure. Let’s begin by reviewing information about your body.



The colon is the large intestine where digestion is completed.  Water is absorbed and waste becomes solid stool. The rectum is the lowest part of the colon.



During a colonoscopy procedure the inside of the colon is inspected for problems. The procedure is used for both colon cancer screening and diagnostic testing.



The American Cancer Association recommends that colon cancer screening start at age 50 for early detection and prevention.  Patients at high risk should be screened sooner, especially those with or a family history.

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There are many ways to screen patients for colon cancer. A colonoscopy is the most complete way to screen for colon cancer because the entire inside of the colon is examined.  Polyps can be removed and suspicious growths can be biopsied.



A colonoscopy can also be used as a diagnostic procedure to look for a suspected mass or abnormality, and to investigate a symptom or complaint such as belly pain, bloody stool, constipation and diarrhea.



A colonoscopy procedure is done using a long flexible scope, this is an instrument with a light and camera at the tip. 



The scope makes it possible to see and operate on hard to reach areas of the colon without making a cut or incision in the skin.



Tools such as scissors, graspers and cautery can be used through the scope to biopsy, remove abnormal tissue and stop bleeding if needed.



Your doctor is searching for dangling pieces of tissue called polyps, and any other lumps or worrisome changes to the colon...more



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