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Proctitis endoscopy
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
Endoscopy
Endoscopy
By looking inside the rectum with a proctoscope or a sigmoidoscope doctors can diagnose proctitis.If the physician suspects that the patient suffers from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, colonoscopy or barium enema x-rays are used to examine areas of the intestine.
References
References
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