Colonoscope

A colonoscope is a flexible tool designed to be inserted into a colon to allow medical personnel to inspect it for irregularities, like polyps of the colon, and, then snip them.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "What Is Colon Cancer?". Cleveland Clinic. 2017-09-08. Archived from the original on 2026-06-13. Retrieved 2026-08-02. Polyps in your colon can become cancerous. Cancerous polyps may grow from your colon’s inner lining to spread to other areas of your body. Healthcare providers can do tests, like colonoscopies, that can detect colon polyps before they become cancerous. The tests also detect cancerous colon polyps.
↑ "Colon cancer: Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. 2024-12-19. Archived from the original on 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-08-02. Colon cancer can happen in any part of the colon. An exam of the whole colon using a long, flexible tube with a camera is one way to detect colon cancer and polyps. This exam is called a colonoscopy.

[clevelandclinic-ColonCancer-2017-09-08-1] "What Is Colon Cancer?". Cleveland Clinic. 2017-09-08. Archived from the original on 2026-06-13. Retrieved 2026-08-02. Polyps in your colon can become cancerous. Cancerous polyps may grow from your colon’s inner lining to spread to other areas of your body. Healthcare providers can do tests, like colonoscopies, that can detect colon polyps before they become cancerous. The tests also detect cancerous colon polyps.

[MayoClinic-ColonCancer-2024-12-19-2] "Colon cancer: Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. 2024-12-19. Archived from the original on 2026-07-10. Retrieved 2026-08-02. Colon cancer can happen in any part of the colon. An exam of the whole colon using a long, flexible tube with a camera is one way to detect colon cancer and polyps. This exam is called a colonoscopy.

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