Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
A procedure in which a trained medical professional uses a flexible, narrow tube with a light and tiny camera on one end, called a sigmoidoscope or scope, to look inside your rectum and lower colon. Flexible sigmoidoscopy can show irritated or swollen tissue, ulcers, polyps, and cancer.
Definition: NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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