Monday, December 26, 2016

The Advantages And The Disadvantages Of Colonoscopy

By Joshua Long


Colonoscopy is one medical process that performs an endoscopic examination to both the large and the small bowels using either the fiber optic camera or the CCD camera. Either equipment is going to be inserted to a flexible tube which is passed through the anus. A visual diagnosis is being provided by this process and the opportunity of removing colorectal cancer suspected lesions or biopsy. This can also remove the polyps which may later be studied as either precancerous or not.

Colonoscopies are very common to most people since they often here it as medical procedures but only a very few of them know what it really is. Generally, many people would say that these processes are only intended to be performed to the elderly and middle aged people. Colonoscopy Conway AR would be very much useful in determining the colon cancer risks than the ordinary checkups.

The advantages of colonoscopy. One very common benefit of it is detecting and preventing a person to have colon cancer and also other medical issues like inflammatory bowel diseases and ulcers. Some other procedures may be used for testing the issues while the colonoscopy can be considered as the best procedure. With this, a doctor can be allowed to look on the potential problems of an area.

Most people are required on having this procedure and most of them are considering as an uncomfortable procedure, and thus, sedation process is performed to them. Through this, a doctor will be allowed to operate freely the camera without the need to think if the patient is feeling any pain or discomfort. Additionally, there are already modern technologies designed for the purpose as surgical tool and camera. Through this, a camera is used by doctors for taking samples of tissues. Biopsies may also be done.

The colonoscopy disadvantages. Being an invasive procedure is one very common drawback of this. This would mean that doctors may perform the procedures to other body parts, specifically the sensitive ones to provide diagnosis. But some doctors would prefer on going only to the body where the surgery will be performed or fixing the already diagnosed issues.

However, the procedure do catches some early signs for certain cancers, but there may be some other similar procedures which can also provide other tests and are less risky compared to this. One of these are the virtual colonoscopies. This is a colon CT scan used in detecting anomalies. In this procedure, the insertion of camera and sedation is not required, cannot perform biopsies or collecting tissue samples, making it safer.

Sedating is risky because people will have different reactions due to the chemicals being used. These chemicals may probably cause some complications. There are even people who died because of the sedation process.

Infections and excessive bleeding are other disadvantage of this and these may possibly happen because of performing biopsies and getting tissue samples. Though the procedure is not being performed frequently, this is still dangerous to the elderly people. Strict diet regiment might be required prior to this process which stresses the patient.

As a conclusion, to take preventive measures would be important to help catch the potential problems. Despite of all the drawbacks, a colonoscopy may still be helpful. Virtual colonoscopies are recommended as well which also provide the same results.




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