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Q: Polyp detection in ascending colon

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 4th, 2009

I just read that 100% of the time polyps cannot be detected in the ascending (right) colon. Is this true & if so why? Also, why get a colonoscopy if the entire colon cannot be examined? Thanks.

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on April 5th, 2009

Colon Cancer Answer A6257

Colonoscopy includes examining the rectum, the descending colon, the transversal colon and finally the ascending colon and even the cecum (the very beginning of the large intestine).
What you read probably meant that sometimes polyps can not be detected in the ascending colon even with colonoscopy. It says that the rate of detecting polyps in ascending colon is less then 100%, but it definitely does not mean that the polyps in the ascending colon can not be detected at all with colonoscopy.

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