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colonoscopy

Known as: Lower gastrointestinal tract examination, Colonscopia, colonoscopy procedures 
Examination of the inside of the colon using a colonoscope, inserted into the rectum. A colonoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and… 
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COMPLETE COLONOSCOPYColonoscopic Surgical Proceduresflexible sigmoidoscopy

Broader (3)

Colon structure (body structure)Endoscopy (procedure)Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Colonic DiseasesColonic PolypsColonoscopesColorectal Cancer

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2012
2012
Feasibility study into population screening for bowel cancer : Detection of bowel cancer put into practice
Het is mogelijk een landelijk bevolkingsonderzoek naar darmkanker in Nederland in te voeren en uit te voeren. Wel zijn een goede… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Assessing colonoscopy training outcomes using quality indicators.
PURPOSE Training numbers for colonoscopy vary among specialties. Tracking colonoscopy quality indicators for program graduates… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Therapeutic colonoscopy
Therapeutic colonoscopy has replaced or lessened to a significant degree the need or extent of traditional open surgical… 
2002
2002
[Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in patients aged eighty years or older].
BACKGROUND The demographic development will lead to an increase in endoscopic examinations in elderly patients. Indications… 
2002
2002
Koloskopie und Sigmoidoskopie bei über achtzigjährigen Patienten
Einleitung: Methoden: Ergebnisse: Diskussion: Background: Methods: Results: Conclusions: 
2002
2002
La préparation mécanique du côlon à la chirurgie ou comment les chirurgiens se sont trompés de combat
L e principe de la préparation mécanique du côlon (PMC) est admis par la communauté chirurgicale depuis près de 25 ans et une… 
1998
1998
Comparaison de l'entéroscopie poussée et du transit baryté de l'intestin grêle dans les saignements digestifs et les anémies ferriprives inexpliqués
Objectifs. - Le but de cette etude etait de comparer la rentabilite diagnostique du transit baryte de l'intestin grele et de l… 
1996
1996
Phospholipases A2 et pathologie inflammatoire : consensus et nouveaux concepts
En dehors de leurs fonctions digestives ou metaboliques, les phospholipases A 2 (PLA 2 ) sont essentiellement connues pour leur… 
1991
1991
Management of acute volvulus of the sigmoid colon: A new approach by percutaneous deflation and colopexy
AbstractForty-one consecutive patients with acute sigmoid volvulus were prospectively randomized into 2 groups to compare… 
1980
1980
Precancerous lesions in the mucosa in ulcerative colitis. A radiographic, endoscopic, and histopathologic study.
A series of 150 patients with ulcerative colitis, 100 of which had had the disease more than 10 years, underwent colonoscopy on…