Assertion: colonoscopy | /r/HasProperty | performed
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: because of bleeding
type: CAUSE
value: most frequently
type: DEGREE
value: in order to screen
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Why a Colonoscopy Is Performed
text: If colonoscopy is performed because of bleeding, the site of bleeding can be identified, samples of tissue obtained (if necessary), and the bleeding controlled by several means.
text: If colonoscopy is performed because of bleeding, the site of bleeding can be identified, samples of tissue obtained (if necessary), and the bleeding controlled by several means.
text: If colonoscopy is being performed to identify sites of bleeding, your doctor might control the bleeding through the colonoscope by injecting medications or by cauterization (sealing off bleeding vessels with heat treatment) or by use of small clips.
text: The colonoscopy usually lasts around 30 minutes or less and is typically performed while you are under a general anaesthetic.
text: A smaller lighted scope called a sigmoidoscope can be used to exam just the end of your colon (the sigmoid colon), but a colonoscopy is usually performed to look at your entire colon in order to take biopsies of abnormal areas or samples to use to look for infection.
text: Colonoscopies are most frequently performed in order to screen for colon cancer and harmful intestinal polyps, but they're also done to find reasons for unexplained symptoms such as rectal bleeding, according to the American Cancer Society.