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Proctoscopy A procedurein which a thin tube containing a camera and a light is inserted into the rectum so that the doctor can visually inspect it. Mentioned in: Proctitis proctoscopy [proktos′kəpē] the examination of the rectum with an endoscope inserted through the anus. proctoscopy inspection of the rectum with a proctoscope. The examination is usually done prior to rectal surgery or as part of the physical examination of a patient with rectal bleeding, stricture or other signs of a rectal disorder. proctoscopy Anoscopy GI disease Examination of the anorectal mucosa with a proctoscope inserted per rectum to detect neoplasms or other lesions which are biopsied and sent to pathology. See Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy. Cf Barium
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