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what is the difference between hysteroscopy and polypectomy?

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Yes: A diagnostic hysteroscopy is done inspect the uterine cavity by endoscopy with access through the cervix and can be done without anesthesia. An operative hysteroscopy is done when there is need to remove uterine polyps, fibroids or other masses and is done under general anesthesia.

Question 2

what is the difference between colonoscopy and upper enoscopy?

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The 'end' examined: In upper endoscopy, the upper GI tract is examined, including the esophagus and stomach. In colonoscopy, a different scope is used, entering the anus, and progressing up past the rectum into the colon (the large intestine).

Question 3

what is the difference between endoscopy and colonoscopy?

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: Endoscopy means looking inside the gastro-intestinal system with a light and camera. It has come to mean the stomach and upper intestines in common usage Colonoscopy is more specific in that it specifies which area- the colon

Question 4

what is the difference between endoscopy and colonoscopy?

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General vs Specific: The term 'endoscopy' encompasses a great many procedures where a scope (endoscope) of some kind is inserted into some oriface for some purpose (looking through the mouth into the stomach or small intestine, looking through the nose up into the sinuses, etc).  'colonoscopy' specifically refers to inserting a 'colonoscope' into the rectum and viewing the entire colon.

Question 5

what is the difference between a colonoscopy and cologuard?

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Stool test vs. exam: The question of managing colon cancer depends on early dx.  Periodic exam of the colon after bowel prep allows for defining early tumor and or polyps.  Cologuard is a genetic test performed on the stool to see if mutations have occurred in the colonocytes comprising stool.  Mutations found suggest at risk for tumor but not guaranteed presence of a growth.

Question 6

what is the difference between a colectomy and a colonoscopy?

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The suffix: When a word ends in ectomy it refers to  removal of:an organ such as colon in colectomy and  kidney in nephrectomy, When the word ends in oscopy it refers to examination of  an organ with a device or  scope such as in endoscopy, laryngoscopy, proctoscopy.  Colonoscopy refers as such to examination of the colon with a colonoscope.

Question 7

what is the difference between a colonoscopy and a proctoscopy?

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Colonoscopy: The colon is roughly 3-5 long depending on individual. A proctoscopy looks at the angus and rectum only (first 4-6 inches). A colonoscopy uses a fiber optic camera to try and look at the entire length of the colon. With a colonoscopy you most likely will have it done in a endoscopy suite under sedation while a proctoscopy can be done in the doctors office.

Question 8

what is the difference between a colonoscopy and a nbi colonoscopy?

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NBI: Or narrow band imaging is a feature of some colonoscopes that allow a doctor to make out certain masses or other structures in the colon that they might ordinarily miss.

Question 9

what is the difference between a colonoscopy and a pillcam capsule endoscopy?

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Direct vision vs. TV: In colonoscopy a scope is passed retrograde up  the colon after cleansing with a bowel prep. Air inflation dilates the bowel to aid visualization.  With the pill camera, the pill or capsule is swallowed and as it passes the pylorus to the small bowel, a TV image is transmitted to a camera and the passage of the pill is video copied to review any findings and visualize any small bowel lesions.

Question 10

what is the difference between a colon mri and a colonoscopy?

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Scan vs. scope: An MRI of abdomen/pelvis is a scan utilized to visualize the content of the abdominal cavity including colon.  It will depict the external features of the bowel and unless there is an extensive lesion distorting the bowel structure and content, the luminal (phenobarbital) structures are not visualized.  This can only be appreciated with scoping of the lumen of the colon with a colonoscope

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