Colonscopy is a procedure where the patient colon(large intestine) will be seen when colonoscope is passed through the patient anal canal. Various disease of the colon can be diagnosed. The patients with the following symptoms should undergo a colonoscopy. Bleeding from the anal canal, any growth in the anal canal, weight loss, family history of cancer of the colon.
Ideally the patients more than 50 years should undergo a screening colonoscopy.
Its a day care pain less procedure
