Rectoscopy and anoscopy in Uzhhorod

A person who is faced with the need for a comprehensive examination by a proctologist will naturally be interested in what anoscopy and rectoscopy are. And how to survive and save face. After all, awareness will always help you prepare mentally for the examination.

Anoscopy is an instrumental procedure. It makes it possible to assess visually the rectum condition at a depth of 10-12 cm. The method is quite simple and rarely independent. Most often, it is supplemented by rectoscopy. However, practice shows that most episodes of hemorrhoids are diagnosed with a help of this particular type of rectal examination.

Preparation for anoscopy is limited to a cleansing enema immediately after stool.

Rectoscopy is an endoscopic procedure. It is more accurate in terms of diagnostic capabilities. Endoscopy allows examining the mucous membrane carefully and revealing the slightest defects in its structure (fistulas, scars, fissures). It provides examination of the rectum and distal parts of the sigmoid colon to a depth of 20-25 cm. In addition to examination, rectoscopy of the rectum is widely used for the purpose of taking a biopsy. If you do rectoscopy, you can identify not only hemorrhoids and its complications, but also polyps and malignant neoplasms of rectum and sigmoid colon at the earliest stages.

Preparation for rectoscopy of rectum consists in preliminary cleansing of the intestine. For this, enema, laxatives and a complete fasting are used on the eve of a visit to the proctologist. In the evening, only tea is allowed.

What can you eat before rectoscopy and is it possible at all? Per day, you should exclude fermented milk products and those that cause fermentation (raw fruits and vegetables, carbonated and alcoholic drinks). On the morning of the day of the visit, a light breakfast is allowed.

Careful preparation for rectoscopy will allow you and your doctor to conduct examination of anal canal without embarrassment and unnecessary fussiness.

At the initial examination, the proctologist uses both diagnostic methods for half an hour, supplementing them with a mandatory manual examination of the anus. An accurate diagnosis is most often made immediately. And then treatment is prescribed.

You can ask questions about each type of diagnostics on the website through the options “Ask a question” and “Specify the price”. Our consultants will answer you what anoscopy is, what rectoscopy is and how it is performed, what the price of rectoscopy and the price of anoscopy is.

Nowadays, the anoscope, like sigmoidoscope, is often equipped with high-tech photo and video optics. Modern optics, recording the mucous membrane condition at each stage of treatment, gives patients a unique opportunity to observe the process in dynamics. Compare past and new shots, note pleasant changes that indicate a clear improvement. So from now on, a rectal examination is not only a high-quality diagnostics, but also capture pleasant moments. After all, recovery is always wonderful, no matter what organ and sphere of medicine it concerns.