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US
/ˌpɹɔkˈtɑskoʊˌpi/
]
NOUN
- visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope
How To Use proctoscopy In A Sentence
- Before scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, the surgeon usually performs a rectal examination and proctoscopy to suction out any remaining stool in the distal rectum.
- As children are more likely to have more extensive disease they will need further investigation involving full colonoscopy anyway, regardless of findings on proctoscopy.
- One is that there's a couple of guys currently enjoying the hospitality and unfriendly attention to the point of proctoscopy of the Secret Service. "Kill Him!"
- The other is a remote sensing system for conducting minimally-invasive endoscopy, colonoscopy, and proctoscopy examinations.
- There are no specific clinical signs on general examination, but inflammation of the rectal mucosa can readily be seen at proctoscopy.
- The increasing use of retroflexion proctoscopy to evaluate the distal rectum is not without complications.
- Discharges require investigation by proctoscopy, during which samples can be taken from the rectum to test for gonorrhoea and chlamydia.
- Sometimes a more detailed exam of the digestive system, such as a colonoscopy or a proctoscopy may be required. Health News from Medical News Today
- One of the main investigations is a proctoscopy, where a small telescope known as a proctoscope is passed into the anal canal.