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Bowel Resection

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Colonoscopy (koh-luh-NAH-skuh-pee) lets the physician look inside your entire large intestine, from the lowest part, the rectum, all the way up through the colon to the lower end of the small intestine. The procedure is used to detect early signs of cancer in the colon and rectum by examining inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, ulcers, bleeding, etc.. It is also used to diagnose the causes of unexplained changes in bowel habits.

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