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What is colonoscopy?

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Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) is the intravenous administration of mild sedatives to help a patient relax and relieve anxiety during minor procedures that do not require general anesthesia. These procedures, such as biopsies and colonoscopies, typically require the injection of a local anesthetic to numb the surgical site. This is different from general anesthesia because you remain breathing on your own during the procedure and do not have a breathing tube. Your doctor will monitor you throughout the procedure just the same as he or she would during general anesthesia.

Conscious sedation is a combination of medicines to help you relax (a sedative) and to block pain (an anesthetic) during a medical or dental procedure. You will probably stay awake but may not be able to speak. Conscious sedation lets you recover quickly and return to your everyday activities soon after your procedure.

What is the difference between the conventional colonoscopy and the virtual colonoscopy?

What is Flexible Sigmoidoscopy?

What is Liver Biopsy?

Hemorrhoid banding is a procedure used to treat painful, swollen hemorrhoids. The procedure is most often done because the hemorrhoids: (1) are bleeding severely, (2) are severely painful, (3) they contain a blood clot (thrombosed hemorrhoid) or, (4) they protrude through the anus (prolapsed hemorrhoids).

What is an ileoscopy?