Double Check organizes different additional modules with our
partners of the Clinic Hirslanden, Privatklinik Bethanien and the University Hospital Zurich and works closely with their
renowned doctors and professors.
Colonoscopy is
the endoscopic examination of the colon and the distal part of the small bowel
with a camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. It may provide
a visual diagnosis (e.g. ulceration, polyps, etc.) and grants the opportunity
for biopsy or removal of suspected lesions.The colon must
be free of solid matter for the test to be performed properly. For 3 days, the
patient is required to follow a low fiber diet. The day before the colonoscopy,
the patient is given a laxative preparation.
Areas of Specialization:
- Oesophagus: reflux disease, oesophageal varices, early stage tumours, tumours
- Stomach: functional dyspepsia, ulcers, bleedings, motility disorders, tumours
- Small intestine: duodenal ulcers, bleedings, malabsorption, celiac disease and tumours
- Large intestine: acute and chronic diarrhoea, irritable bowel
syndrome, inflammatory intestinal diseases, diverticulosis, polyps,
tumours
- Rectum and anus: tumours, haemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal prolapse, fecal incontinence
- Liver: hepatitis B and C, alcoholic liver disease, tumours
- Bile ducts: infections, gallstones, tumours
- Pancreas: infections, cysts, tumours
