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Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is a potentially life-saving test that can screen for and prevent colorectal cancer.
A Colonoscopy is a procedure used to examine the colon and rectum with a slim, flexible, lighted tube called a colonoscope. Colonoscopy provides your doctor a clear and magnified view of the inside of the colon from the anus to the area near the appendix.
Colonoscopy can be used to:
  • Remove polyps (polypectomy)
  • Dilate narrowed segments (stricture dilation) of large intestine and place metallic stents across them (colonic stenting)
  • Banding for haemorrhoids (piles banding)