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endoscopy, colonoscopy, flexible
sigmoidoscopy
and
endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP).
An
endoscopy
is
normally
recommended when your General
Practitioner notices certain symptoms,
which in his opinion, need further
investigation. In the normal course
these could include stomach pain,
ulcers, gastritis, difficulty in swallowing,
digestive tract bleeding, changes in
bowel habits, polyps or growth in the
colon. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a
procedure that allows your doctor to
examine the rectum and the lower
(sigmoid) colon and is a screening
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