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flexible sigmoidoscopy

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  1. An intestinal examination from anal insertion using a flexible tube that can follow the…

    An intestinal examination from anal insertion using a flexible tube that can follow the intestinal curves.

    • He was the inventor of the procedure for flexible sigmoidoscopy using insufflation (inflating the sigmoid colon with air) that still is practiced today.

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