{"id":773,"date":"2012-07-07T12:50:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T16:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plankdev1.com\/?page_id=773"},"modified":"2016-11-03T15:38:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T19:38:36","slug":"flexible-sigmoidoscopy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strandgi.com\/flexible-sigmoidoscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Sigmoidoscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-693610fe17a63ea8dab6b0b14797b85d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-693610fe17a63ea8dab6b0b14797b85d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-693610fe17a63ea8dab6b0b14797b85d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-693610fe17a63ea8dab6b0b14797b85d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-693610fe17a63ea8dab6b0b14797b85d av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Flexible Sigmoidoscopy<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A flexible sigmoidoscopy is an exam used to evaluate the lower part of the large intestine (colon).<\/p>\n<p>During a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam, a thin, flexible tube (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into the rectum. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the rectum and most of the sigmoid colon \u2014 about the last two feet (61 centimeters) of the large intestine. If necessary, tissue samples (biopsies) can be taken through the scope during a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam.<\/p>\n<p>Flexible sigmoidoscopy doesn&#8217;t allow the doctor to see the entire colon. 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