Sigmoidoscopy

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In medicine, sigmoidoscopy is "endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the sigmoid flexure."[1]

Adequately trained nurses may be able to perform this procedure as well as doctors[2], although the cost savings are small[3].

Sigmoidoscopy may help in the mass screening of colorectal cancer.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Sigmoidoscopy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Williams J, Russell I, Durai D, et al (2009). "Effectiveness of nurse delivered endoscopy: findings from randomised multi-institution nurse endoscopy trial (MINuET)". BMJ 338: b231. PMID 19208714. PMC 2643440. [e]
  3. ↑ Richardson G, Bloor K, Williams J, et al (2009). "Cost effectiveness of nurse delivered endoscopy: findings from randomised multi-institution nurse endoscopy trial (MINuET)". BMJ 338: b270. PMID 19208715. PMC 2643438. [e]
  4. ↑ Ransohoff DF, Lang CA (March 1993). "Sigmoidoscopic screening in the 1990s". JAMA 269 (10): 1278–81. PMID 8437306. [e]
  5. ↑ Selby JV, Friedman GD, Quesenberry CP, Weiss NS (March 1992). "A case-control study of screening sigmoidoscopy and mortality from colorectal cancer". N. Engl. J. Med. 326 (10): 653–7. PMID 1736103. [e]
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