What can colonoscopy find?

Colonoscopy refers to colonoscopy, which can usually detect intestinal inflammation, gastrointestinal bleeding, colon polyps and other diseases.

1. Intestinal

inflammation can be caused by ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases. You can directly observe the intestinal wall under colonoscopy to help doctors assess the degree of inflammation, the scope and severity of lesions.

2. Gastrointestinal bleeding,

gastric ulcers, colon polyps, vascular malformations and other diseases can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Colonoscopy can help doctors determine the location, cause and extent of bleeding lesions, and treat them when needed.

3. colonic

polyps are small masses protruding in the colon, which may be found during colonoscopy. Doctors can initially assess the nature of colon polyps and collect tissues for biopsy.