S Spooky Joined Mar 6, 2011 Messages 40 Oct 23, 2011 #1 colonoscopy after resection Can a colonoscopy be done after a resection? 10 inches of the terminal ilium was removed and so was the IC valve.
colonoscopy after resection Can a colonoscopy be done after a resection? 10 inches of the terminal ilium was removed and so was the IC valve.
DustyKat Super Moderator Joined May 8, 2010 Messages 23,973 Oct 24, 2011 #2 Yes it can. It won't stop them visualising your large bowel or the beginning of what is now your ileum. Dusty.
Yes it can. It won't stop them visualising your large bowel or the beginning of what is now your ileum. Dusty.
A archie Joined Oct 5, 2010 Messages 760 Oct 24, 2011 #3 yes I had one done about 6 months post ileocecal resection, it showed mild inflammation and a couple of ulcers at the surgery site but no active crohns on biopsies so they weren't too concerned.
yes I had one done about 6 months post ileocecal resection, it showed mild inflammation and a couple of ulcers at the surgery site but no active crohns on biopsies so they weren't too concerned.
Nyx Moderator Joined Jan 26, 2010 Messages 2,523 Oct 25, 2011 #4 I have a stoma and they still did one...so there you go....lol