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id sigmoidoscopy name Sigmoidoscopy type diagnosticTest cancerTypes colon description The minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through to the nearest part of the colon, the sigmoid colon. There are two types of sigmoidoscopy: flexible sigmoidoscopy, which uses a flexible endoscope, and rigid sigmoidoscopy, which uses a rigid device. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is generally the preferred procedure. A sigmoidoscopy is similar to, but not the same as, a colonoscopy. A sigmoidoscopy only examines up to the sigmoid, the most distal part of the colon, while colonoscopy examines the whole large bowel. related colonoscopy medlinePlus 003885 wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoidoscopy

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