A sigmoidoscopy is a procedure that lets your doctor look inside your sigmoid colon. Similar to a colonoscopy, it uses a flexible tube, a small camera, and a light and helps diagnose conditions like ...

When you have ulcerative colitis (UC), it’s important for your healthcare team to regularly assess inflammation in your colon (large intestine). To do this, it’s necessary to have periodic endoscopic ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy is an endoscopic procedure used to screen individuals for colorectal cancer suspected to be in sigmoid colon. Compared to colonoscopy flexible sigmoidoscopy, it is a quicker ...