The Experiences of Medium Length (127 cm) Colonofiberscope without the Help of Fluoroscope on 93 Cases.
- Author:
Yak Ho KIM
;
Soong Kook PARK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Colon;
Colon, Sigmoid;
Colon, Transverse;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Colonoscopes;
Colonoscopy;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Ileal Diseases;
Polyps
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1983;3(1):57-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is well known that total colonoscopy is one of the essential procedure to make diagnosis of colonic and terminal ileal diseases, to detect early atage of colonic cancer and to do prophylactic removal of premalignant polyp. Previously commonly used longer colonoscope has been reached to ileocecal area with patients much discomfort arising from excessive loop formation at sigmoid or transverse colon because of no limitation of the length. (continue...)
