Is A Colonoscopy Surgery. The colonoscopy should be postponed and rescheduled to a future date he added. During the colonoscopy if the doctor sees something that may be abnormal small amounts of tissue can be removed for analysis called a biopsy and abnormal growths or polyps can be identified.
A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the entire colon. A colonoscopy is done with a colonoscope a tube with a camera and surgical tools. Colonoscopy for a family history of colon cancer is an elective non urgent procedure.
A colonoscopy usually takes 30 60 minutes.
However depending on the visuals noted by the doctor it is possible to perform a biopsy and test for the presence of cancer causing cells. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the entire colon. Colonoscopy procedure american cancer society. Nearby lymph nodes are also removed.
