0 a medical examination of the lower part of the colon (= the lower part of the tube in the body that takes out solid waste):
A third flexible sigmoidoscopy was performed after one month.
People at higher risk should have a yearly faecal occult blood test to check for hidden blood in stool, plus a flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years.
All patients underwent colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy to confirm the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.
Your doctor may choose a barium enema instead of flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.
Screening tests include Pap tests for cervical cancer and flexible sigmoidoscopies for colon cancer.
