is sigmoidoscopy as good as colonoscopy
Unlike a colonoscopy, however, the 'range' of a sigmoidoscopy is not as good; whilst a colonoscopy can visualise the entire large bowel, a sigmoidoscopy can only visualise as far as the sigmoid colon (it is therefore primarily used to visualise the rectum and parts of the sigmoid colon).nlike a colonoscopy, however, the 'range' of a sigmoidoscopy is not as good; whilst a colonoscopy can visualise the entire large bowel, a sigmoidoscopy can only visualise as far as the sigmoid colon (it is therefore primarily used to visualise the rectum and parts of the sigmoid colon).