Most important things to ask your doctors and how to get the best possible care. This is normally done by introducing a tube-like apparatus inside the rectum and advancing it higher throughout the length of the large bowel. It is flexible and soft. There is a light source inside the scope and an optical passage to see inside the colon.
Flexible scopes use fiberoptics to transmit light and images.
The performing physician can look for any abnormalities and take a biopsy from any abnormal area. A Colonoscopy examines the entire large bowel. Website created and managed by M. Hossein Tirgan, M.D. 2000 Tirgan Oncology Associates. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.