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Advanced Colonoscopy
What Is Advanced Colonoscopy?
A colonoscopy is an important part of managing your digestive health. However, some people require more than a standard colonoscopy, which uses a long, flexible tube with a camera attached to it (colonoscope or endoscope) to examine your colon.
You may require special care for your colonoscopy because of:
- Inflammation from conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, that cause your colon to narrow
- A naturally extra-long colon
- Tortuous colon, a condition where your colon has extra loops and turns
- Diverticular disease, a set of conditions involving small pockets in the wall of your colon
- Polyps that are difficult to remove with standard techniques
Using a range of sophisticated tools and techniques, our advanced colonoscopy procedures can give you the same peace of mind that comes with a standard screening colonoscopy.