proctoscopy

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P0579100 (prŏk′tə-skōp′)n. An instrument consisting of a tube or speculum equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum.

[Greek prōktos, anus + -scope.]

proc′to·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.proc·tos′co·py (-tŏs′kə-pē) n.

proctoscopy

A method of examining the anus and rectum using an endoscope inserted through the anus.

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proctoscopy - visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscopeendoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

Proctoscopy

(also, rectoscopy), in medicine, a diagnostic method that consists in the examination of rectal mucosa with a proctoscope, a steel tube 25–30 cm in length and 1.5–2 cm in diameter equipped with an electric light on a long rod and an ocular.

Proctoscopy is performed with the patient in a knee-elbow position after the preliminary preparation, which consists in the administration of an enema. The proctoscope is inserted slowly and carefully into the anus under visual control. The rectum must be inflated with air in order to have its lumen clearly visible. Proctoscopy makes it possible to detect tumors, ulcers, and cicatricial stenoses, to remove a small amount of tissue for biopsy, to remove rectal polyps, and to perform the electrocoagulation of a polyp. During proctoscopy the mucosae of both the rectum and the distal portion of the sigmoid are examined; the latter procedure is called rectoromanoscopy. Flexible fibercolonoscopes are used in the examination of deeper sections of the large intestine, including the cecum; this procedure is called colonoscopy.

proctoscopy

[prok-tos´kah-pe] inspection of the rectum with a proctoscope. The examination is usually done prior to rectal surgery, and it may be a part of the physical examination of a patient with hemorrhoids, rectal bleeding, or other symptoms of a rectal disorder.

proc·tos·co·py

(prok-tos'kŏ-pē), Visual examination of the rectum and anus, as with a proctoscope. Synonym(s): rectoscopy

proctoscopy

Anoscopy GI disease Examination of the anorectal mucosa with a proctoscope inserted per rectum to detect neoplasms or other lesions which are biopsied and sent to pathology. See Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy. Cf Barium enema, Fecal occult blood test.

proc·tos·co·py

(prok-tos'kŏ-pē) Visual examination of the rectum and anus, as with a proctoscope.

proctoscopy

Direct visual examination of the ANUS and RECTUM either by means of a short rigid metal tube (a proctoscope) or by using a flexible, fibreoptic ENDOSCOPE. Both are inserted through the anus.

Proctoscopy

A procedurein which a thin tube containing a camera and a light is inserted into the rectum so that the doctor can visually inspect it.Mentioned in: Proctitis

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noun visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope

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