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20 relations: Anal canal, Anoscopy, Biopsy, Colonoscopy, Colorectal polyp, Endoscopy, Hemorrhoid, Howard Atwood Kelly, Microscope, Optical fiber, Polyp, Polypectomy, Rectal dilator, Rectum, Rubber band ligation, Sigmoid colon, Sigmoidoscopy, Sims' position, Speculum (medical), Tissue (biology).
Anal canal
The anal canal is the terminal part of the large intestine.
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Anoscopy
An anoscopy is an examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope (also called an anal speculum).
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Biopsy
A biopsy is a medical test commonly performed by a surgeon, interventional radiologist, or an interventional cardiologist involving extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease.
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Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy or coloscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus.
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Colorectal polyp
A colorectal polyp is a polyp (fleshy growth) occurring on the lining of the colon or rectum.
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Endoscopy
An endoscopy (looking inside) is used in medicine to look inside the body.
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Hemorrhoid
Hemorrhoids, also called piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal.
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Howard Atwood Kelly
Howard Atwood Kelly (February 20, 1858 – January 12, 1943), M.D., was an American gynecologist.
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Microscope
A microscope (from the μικρός, mikrós, "small" and σκοπεῖν, skopeîn, "to look" or "see") is an instrument used to see objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
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Optical fiber
An optical fiber or optical fibre is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair.
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Polyp
A polyp in zoology is one of two forms found in the phylum Cnidaria, the other being the medusa.
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Polypectomy
In medicine a polypectomy is the removal of a polyp.
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Rectal dilator
A rectal or anal dilator is a medical device similar to a Speculum designed to open and relax the internal/external anal sphincter and rectum in order to facilitate medical inspection or relieve constipation.
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Rectum
The rectum is the final straight portion of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals, and the gut in others.
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Rubber band ligation
Rubber band ligation (RBL) is an outpatient treatment for internal hemorrhoids of any grade.
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Sigmoid colon
The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus.
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Sigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy (from the Greek term for letter "s/ς" + "eidos" + "scopy": namely, to look inside an "s"/"ς"-like object) is the minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through the nearest part of the colon, the sigmoid colon.
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Sims' position
The Sims' position, named after the gynaecologist James Marion Sims, is usually used for rectal examination, treatments and enemas.
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Speculum (medical)
A speculum (Latin for "mirror"; plural specula or speculums) is a medical tool for investigating body orifices, with a form dependent on the orifice for which it is designed.
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Tissue (biology)
In biology, tissue is a cellular organizational level between cells and a complete organ.
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