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A member asked:
Endoscopy and colonoscopy, what are these?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Help see GI tract: Endoscopy is when a camera is placed down your mouth to see the upper part of your gastrointestinal tract. Colonoscopy is when a camera is placed into the rectum to see the lower part of your gastrointestinal tract.
Answered 4/15/2014
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Cameras: These are fiberoptics cameras that are inserted through the mouth (endoscopy) or through the anus (colonoscopy) to investigate you digestive tract.
Answered 4/20/2014
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