Flexible Sigmoidoscopy for Primary Care Patients

Reviews all the techniques essential for performing flexible sigmoidoscopy, a technique for detecting colorectal cancer in its early and curable stages. The book's systematic approach addresses every aspect of flexible sigmoidoscopy, including: the epidemiology and detection of colorectal cancer, anatomic landmarks and flexible sigmoidoscope selection, techniques of flexible sigmoidoscopy, endoscopic appearance of various mucosal lesions in the colon, complications associated with flexible sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy in infectious patients, care and maintenance of the flexible fiberoptic sigmoidoscope, and more.