Sigmoidoscopy (IMAGE)

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Sigmoidoscopy

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A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the anus and rectum and into the lower part of the colon to look for abnormal areas.

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Terese Winslow for NCI

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