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What is the difference between a flexible sigmoidoscopy and an endoscopy?
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Flex sig is: a type of endoscopy, but generally flex sig looks at the lower third of your colon, an office procedure, and endoscopy usually implies looking down your esophagus into stomach and first portion of small bowel and usually requires outpatient facility and sedation
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