Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is an examinination of the large bowel using a device called a colonoscope – a long, firm and flexible plastic tube with a tiny video camera and light at one end. The surgeon carefully guides this instrument in various directions to look inside the colon. The picture from the camera appears on a television monitor to provide a clear, magnified view of the colon lining.

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• Introduction
• Procedure
• Post-Operative Care

• Galway Clinic

  The Galway Clinic is a private hospital located at Doughiska, on the eastern outskirts of Galway City. One of its main aims is to improve cancer care services in the West of Ireland.

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• University Hospital

  The Symptomatic Breast Centre at Galway University Hospital in Newcastle, on the west side of Galway City, is the centre of excellence for breast cancer care services in the West of Ireland.

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