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A member asked:
Ct shows large appendix. blood tests negative for inflammation and infection. can colonoscopy determine/see cause of pain in cecum/appendix area?
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Maybe: Colonoscopy can only see the activities and masses that are visible through the lining of the colon. Laparoscopy may be the way to look at the appendix and see if it is inflamed, scarred or has a tumour on it...
Answered 6/7/2013
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Sometimes large: Size is not the only criteria for appendicitis, Changes in mesentery and wall thickness. Another method of assessing appendix is ultrasound. If appendix localized inflammation in form of hyperemia is usually noted. Colonoscopy would not be method for assessment. Surgeons usually do not act with laparoscopy and surgery unless have some evidence clinically, blood tests, or imaging for appendiciitis
Answered 2/22/2016
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