Standard Optical Colonoscopy

Since the primary reported complete examination of the colon employing a flexible fiberoptic endoscope by Wolff and Shinya in 1971 OC has evolved to be the present gold standard for evaluation of the whole colonic mucosal surface with therapeutic capability of resecting detected lesions. before OC, the patient must undergo bowel preparation usually consisting of (i) taking clear diet and (ii) ingesting purgative solutions for colon cleansing the day before examination. Sedation is usually wont to relieve the discomfort during the procedure and, therefore, an escort is required to accompany the patient to home. the fashionable colonoscope is provided with a charge-coupled device or camera and four-way tip control

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