Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy): What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Factors that can interfere with your test or the accuracy of the results include:
- Stool in the colon or rectum.
- The structure of the colon, such as a colon that has many turns.
- A barium enema done within a week before sigmoidoscopy.
- Rectal bleeding.
| Last updated: | May 08, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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