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The colon is the last part of the digestive system. It extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body. The colon consists of four sections: the ascending colon (including the cecum and appendix), the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon. There are countless conditions that affect the colon including obstructive disorders, infectious diseases, and neoplasms (cancers).
Colon bleeding can occur for a number of causes including inflammation, infection, vascular malformations, trauma, autoimmune diseases, or from taking blood thinners (Coumadin) or antiplatelet therapy (Plavix, aspirin).
A computerized tomography (CT) scan combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images of the inside of your body. CT scan images provide more detailed information than plain X-rays do.
Laparoscopy is a surgical diagnostic procedure used to examine the organs inside the abdomen. It is a low-risk, minimally invasive procedure where only small incisions are made. This procedure allows our doctors to see inside your body in real time, without open surgery.
ENDOCUFF VISION is a single-use device placed on the tip of a colonoscope with soft, flexible arms that flatten colonic folds to bring difficult-to-see areas behind the folds into view, where polyps are most commonly hidden and missed.
It has been shown to increase Adenoma Detection Rate (ADR) by up to 11% — for every 1,000 patients screened, it is estimated that up to 110 patients with an adenoma could have been additionally identified.
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