Colonoscopy

Not to be confused with colostomy.

Colonoscopy (/ˌkɒləˈnɒskəpi/) or coloscopy (/kəˈlɒskəpi/)^[1] is a medical procedure involving the endoscopic examination of the large bowel (colon) and the distal portion of the small bowel. This examination is performed using either a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera, which is mounted on a flexible tube and passed through the anus.^[2][3]

Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy being performed
ICD-9-CM	45.23
MeSH	D003113
OPS-301 code	1-650
MedlinePlus	003886
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The purpose of a colonoscopy is to provide a visual diagnosis via inspection of the internal lining of the colon wall, which may include identifying issues such as ulceration or precancerous polyps, and to enable the opportunity for biopsy or the removal of suspected colorectal cancer lesions.^[4][5]

Colonoscopy is similar in principle to sigmoidoscopy, with the primary distinction being the specific parts of the colon that each procedure can examine. The same instrument used for sigmoidoscopy is performs the colonoscopy. A colonoscopy permits a comprehensive examination of the entire colon, which is typically around 1,200 to 1,500 millimeters in length.^[6] In contrast, a sigmoidoscopy allows for the examination of only the distal portion of the colon, which spans approximately 600 millimeters.^[7] This distinction is medically significant because the benefits of colonoscopy in terms of improving cancer survival have primarily been associated with the detection of lesions in the distal portion of the colon.^[8]

Routine use of colonoscopy screening varies globally. In the US, colonoscopy is a commonly recommended and widely utilized screening method for colorectal cancer, often beginning at age 45 or 50, depending on risk factors and guidelines from organizations like the American Cancer Society.^[9] However, screening practices differ worldwide. For example, in the European Union, several countries primarily employ fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) or sigmoidoscopy for population-based screening.^[10] These variations stem from differences in healthcare systems, policies, and cultural factors. Recent studies^[11] have stressed the need for screening strategies and awareness campaigns to combat colorectal cancer - on a global scale.^[12][13]

Medical uses

 

Inner diameters of colon sections

Conditions that call for colonoscopies include gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unexplained changes in bowel habit and suspicion of malignancy.^[14] Colonoscopies are often used to diagnose colon polyp and colon cancer,^[15] but are also frequently used to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease.^[16][17] Another common indication for colonoscopy is the investigation of iron deficiency with or without anaemia. The examination of the colon, to rule out a lesion contributing to blood loss, along with an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy) to rule out oesophageal, stomach, and proximal duodenal sources of blood loss.

Fecal occult blood is a quick test which can be done to test for microscopic traces of blood in the stool. A positive test is almost always an indication to do a colonoscopy. In most cases the positive result is just due to hemorrhoids; however, it can also be due to diverticulosis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), colon cancer, or polyps. Colonic polypectomy has become a routine part of colonoscopy, allowing quick and simple removal of polyps during the procedure, without invasive surgery.^[18]

With regard to blood in the stool either visible or occult, it is worthy of note, that occasional rectal bleeding may have multiple non-serious potential causes.^[19]

Colon cancer screening

Colonoscopy is one of the colorectal cancer screening tests available to people in the US who are 45 years of age and older. The other screening tests include flexible sigmoidoscopy, double-contrast barium enema, computed tomographic (CT) colongraphy (virtual colonoscopy), guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT), fecal immunochemical test (FIT), and multitarget stool DNA screening test (Cologuard).^[20]

Subsequent rescreenings are then scheduled based on the initial results found, with a five- or ten-year recall being common for colonoscopies that produce normal results.^[21][22] People with a family history of colon cancer are often first screened during their teenage years. Among people who have had an initial colonoscopy that found no polyps, the risk of developing colorectal cancer within five years is extremely low. Therefore, there is no need for those people to have another colonoscopy sooner than five years after the first screening.^[23][24]

Some medical societies in the US recommend a screening colonoscopy every 10 years beginning at age 50 for adults without increased risk for colorectal cancer.^[25] Research shows that the risk of cancer is low for 10 years if a high-quality colonoscopy does not detect cancer, so tests for this purpose are indicated every ten years.^[25][26]

Colonoscopy screening is associated with approximately two-thirds fewer deaths due to colorectal cancers on the left side of the colon, and is not associated with a significant reduction in deaths from right-sided disease. It is speculated that colonoscopy might reduce rates of death from colon cancer by detecting some colon polyps and cancers on the left side of the colon early enough that they may be treated, and a smaller number on the right side.^[27]

Since polyps often take 10 to 15 years to transform into cancer in someone at average risk of colorectal cancer, guidelines recommend 10 years after a normal screening colonoscopy before the next colonoscopy. (This interval does not apply to people at high risk of colorectal cancer or those who experience symptoms of the disease.)^[28][29]

The large randomized pragmatic clinical trial NordICC was the first published trial on the use of colonoscopy as a screening test to prevent colorectal cancer, related death, and death from any cause. It included 84,585 healthy men and women aged 55 to 64 years in Poland, Norway, and Sweden, who were randomized to either receive an invitation to undergo a single screening colonoscopy (invited group) or to receive no invitation or screening (usual-care group). Of the 28,220 people in the invited group, 11,843 (42.0%) underwent screening. A total of 15 people who underwent colonoscopy (0.13%) had major bleeding after polyp removal.

None of the participants experienced a colon perforation due to colonoscopy. After 10 years, an intention-to-screen analysis showed a significant relative risk reduction of 18% in the risk of colorectal cancer (0.98% in the invited group vs. 1.20% in the usual-care group). The analysis showed no significant change in the risk of death from colorectal cancer (0.28% vs. 0.31%) or in the risk of death from any cause (11.03% vs. 11.04%). To prevent one case of colorectal cancer, 455 invitations to colonoscopy were required.^[30][31]

As of 2023, the CONFIRM trial, a randomized trial evaluating colonoscopy vs. FIT is currently ongoing.^[32]

Recommendations

The American Cancer Society issues recommendations on colorectal cancer screening guidelines. These guidelines often change and are updated as new studies and technologies have become available^[9]

Many other national organizations also issue such guidance, such as the UK's NHS^[33] and various European agencies,^[34] guidance can vary between such agencies.

Medicare coverage

In the United States, Medicare insurance covers a number of colorectal-cancer screening tests.^[35]

Procedural risks

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy estimates around three in 1,000 colonoscopies lead to serious complications.^[36]

Perforation

The most serious complication is generally gastrointestinal perforation, which is life-threatening and requires immediate surgical intervention.^[37]

The key to managing a colonoscopic perforation is diagnosis at the time. The reasons are because typically, the bowel prep done to facilitate the examination, acts to reduce the potential for contamination resulting in a higher likelihood of conservative management. In addition, recognised at the time allows the proceduralist to deploy strategies to seal the colon, or mark it should the patient require an operation.

Issues from general anesthesia

As with any procedure involving anaesthesia, complications can occur, such as:^[38][39]

• allergic reactions,
• cardiovascular issues,
• paradoxical agitation,
• aspiration,
• dental injury.

Colon preparation electrolyte issues

Electrolyte imbalances caused by bowel preparation solutions is a possibility, but current bowel cleansing laxatives are formulated to account for electrolyte balance and it is a very rare event.^[40]

Other

During colonoscopies when a polyp is removed (a polypectomy), the complication risk is higher.^[41][42]One of the most serious complications is postpolypectomy coagulation syndrome, occurring in 1 in 1000 procedures.^[43] It results from a burn injury to the wall of the colon causing abdominal pain, fever, elevated white blood cell count and elevated serum C-reactive protein. Treatment consists of intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and avoiding oral intake of food, water, etc. until symptoms improve. Risk factors include right colon polypectomy, large polyp size (>2 cm), non-polypoid lesions (laterally spreading lesions), and hypertension.^[44]

Although rare, infections of the colon are a potential colonoscopy risk. The colon is not a sterile environment and infections can occur during biopsies by creating essentially a 'small shallow cut' during the biopsy, enabling bacterial intrusion into lower parts of the colon wall. In cases were the lining of the colon is perforated, bacteria can infiltrate the abdominal cavity.^[45] Infection may also be introduced if the endoscope is not cleaned and sterilized appropriately between procedures.

Minor colonoscopy risks may include nausea, vomiting or allergies to the sedatives that may have been used. If medication is given intravenously, the vein may become irritated or mild phlebitis.^[46]

Technique

Preparation

The colon must be free of solid matter for the test to be performed properly.^[47] For one to three days, the patient is required to follow a low fiber or clear-liquid-only diet. Examples of clear fluids are apple juice, chicken and/or beef broth or bouillon, lemon-lime soda, lemonade, sports drink, and water. It is important that the patient remains hydrated. Sports drinks contain electrolytes which are depleted during the purging of the bowel. Drinks containing fiber such as prune and orange juice should not be consumed, nor should liquids dyed red, purple, orange, or sometimes brown; however, cola is allowed. In most cases, tea or coffee taken without milk are allowed.^[48][49]

The day before the colonoscopy (or colorectal surgery), the patient is either given a laxative preparation (such as bisacodyl, phospho soda, sodium picosulfate, or sodium phosphate and/or magnesium citrate) and large quantities of fluid, or whole bowel irrigation is performed using a solution of polyethylene glycol and electrolytes.^[50][51] The procedure may involve both a pill-form laxative and a bowel irrigation preparation with the polyethylene glycol powder dissolved into any clear liquid, such as a sports drink that contains electrolytes.

 

A container of PEG (polyethylene glycol or macrogol) with electrolyte used to clean out the intestines before certain bowel exam procedures such as a colonoscopy.

The patient may be asked not to take aspirin or similar products such as salicylate, ibuprofen, etc. for up to ten days before the procedure to avoid the risk of bleeding if a polypectomy is performed during the procedure. A blood test may be performed before the procedure.^[52]

Procedure

 

Schematic overview of colonoscopy procedure

During the procedure the patient is often given sedation intravenously, employing agents such as fentanyl or midazolam. Although meperidine (Demerol) may be used as an alternative to fentanyl, the concern of seizures has relegated this agent to second choice for sedation behind the combination of fentanyl and midazolam. The average person will receive a combination of these two drugs, usually between 25 and 100 µg IV fentanyl and 1–4 mg IV midazolam. Sedation practices vary between practitioners and nations; in some clinics in Norway, sedation is rarely administered.^[53][54]

The first step is usually a digital rectal examination (DRE), to examine the tone of the anal sphincter and to determine if preparation has been adequate. A DRE is also useful in detecting anal neoplasms and the clinician may note issues with the prostate gland in men undergoing this procedure.^[55] The endoscope is then passed through the anus up the rectum, the colon (sigmoid, descending, transverse and ascending colon, the cecum), and ultimately the terminal ileum. The endoscope has a movable tip and multiple channels for instrumentation, air, suction and light. The bowel is occasionally insufflated with air to maximize visibility (a procedure that gives the patient the false sensation of needing to take a bowel movement). Biopsies are frequently taken for histology. Additionally in a procedure known as chromoendoscopy, a contrast-dye (such as indigo carmine) may be sprayed through the endoscope onto the bowel wall to help visualize any abnormalities in the mucosal morphology. A Cochrane review updated in 2016 found strong evidence that chromoscopy enhances the detection of cancerous tumors in the colon and rectum.^[56]

In most experienced hands, the endoscope is advanced to the junction of where the colon and small bowel join up (cecum) in under 10 minutes in 95% of cases. Due to tight turns and redundancy in areas of the colon that are not "fixed", loops may form in which advancement of the endoscope creates a "bowing" effect that causes the tip to actually retract. These loops often result in discomfort due to stretching of the colon and its associated mesentery. Manoeuvres to "reduce" or remove the loop include pulling the endoscope backwards while twisting it. Alternatively, body position changes and abdominal support from external hand pressure can often "straighten" the endoscope to allow the scope to move forward. In a minority of patients, looping is often cited as a cause for an incomplete examination. Usage of alternative instruments leading to completion of the examination has been investigated, including use of pediatric colonoscope, push enteroscope and upper GI endoscope variants.^[57]

Lawsuits over missed cancerous lesions have recently prompted some institutions to better document endoscope examination times, as rapid examination times may be a source of potential medical legal liability.^[58] This is often a real concern in clinical settings where high caseloads could provide financial incentive to complete colonoscopies as quickly as possible.

•  
  Polyp is identified.
•  
  A sterile solution is injected under the polyp to lift it away from deeper tissues.
•  
  A portion of the polyp is now removed.
•  
  The polyp is fully removed.

Patient comfort and pain management

The pain associated with the procedure is not caused by the insertion of the scope but rather by the inflation of the colon in order to do the inspection. The scope itself is essentially a long, flexible tube about a centimeter in diameter — that is, as big around as the little finger, which is less than the diameter of an average stool.^[59]

The colon is wrinkled and corrugated, somewhat like an accordion or a clothes-dryer exhaust tube, which gives it the large surface area needed for nutrition and water absorption. In order to inspect this surface thoroughly, the physician blows it up like a balloon, using air from a compressor or carbon dioxide from a gas bottle (CO₂ is absorbed into the bloodstream through the mucosal lining of the colon much faster than air and then exhaled through the lungs which is associated with less post procedural pain), in order to get the creases out.

The colon has sensors that can tell when there is unexpected gas pushing the colon walls out—which may cause mild discomfort. Usually, total anesthesia or a partial twilight sedative are used to reduce the patient's awareness of pain or discomfort, or just the unusual sensations of the procedure. Once the colon has been inflated, the doctor inspects it with the scope as it is slowly pulled backward. If any polyps are found they are then cut out for later biopsy.^[60]

Colonoscopy can be carried out without any sedation and a number of studies have been performed evaluating colonoscopy outcomes without sedation.^[61] Though in the US and EU the procedure is usually carried out with some form of sedation.[1]

Economics

Researchers have found that older patients with three or more significant health problems (i.e., dementia or heart failure) had higher rates of repeat colonoscopies without medical indications. These patients are less likely to live long enough to develop colon cancer.^[62]

History

In the 1960s, Dr. Niwa and Dr. Yamagata at Tokyo University developed the fibre-optic endoscopy device.^[63] After 1968, Dr. William Wolff and Dr. Hiromi Shinya pioneered the development of the colonoscope.^[64] Their invention, in 1969 in Japan, was a significant advance over the barium enema and the flexible sigmoidoscope because it allowed for the visualization and removal of polyps from the entire colon. Wolff and Shinya advocated for their invention and published much of the early evidence needed to overcome skepticism about the device's safety and efficacy.^[65]

Leading medical device companies in the colonoscopy market by revenue as of 2023: GI View Ltd, FUJIFILM, KARL STORZ SE & Co, KG, HUGER Medical Instruments, Pro Scope Systems, MECAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD, Olympus America, Medtronic Plc. STERIS Plc. PENTAX Medical.^[66]

Etymology

The terms colonoscopy^[67][68][69] or coloscopy^[68] are derived from^[68] the ancient Greek noun κόλον, same as English colon,^[70] and the verb σκοπεῖν, look (in)to, examine.^[70] The term colonoscopy is however ill-constructed,^[71] as this form supposes that the first part of the compound consists of a possible root κολων- or κολον-, with the connecting vowel -o, instead of the root κόλ- of κόλον.^[71] A compound such as κολωνοειδής, like a hill,^[70] (with the additional -on-) is derived from the ancient Greek word κολώνη or κολωνός, hill.^[70] Similarly, colonoscopy (with the additional -on-) can literally be translated as examination of the hill,^[71] instead of the examination of the colon.

In English, multiple words exist that are derived from κόλον, such as colectomy,^[68][72] colocentesis,^[68] colopathy,^[68] and colostomy^[68] among many others, that actually lack the incorrect additional -on-. A few compound words such as colonopathy have doublets with -on- inserted.^[68][69]

Society and culture

The procedure of colonoscopy gained national attention in the United States in 1985 when President Ronald Reagan underwent a life-saving colonoscopy.^[73][74][75]

A survey on colonoscopy shows a poor understanding of its protective value and widespread misconceptions. The public has perceptual gaps around the purpose of colonoscopies, the subjective experience of the colonoscopy procedure, and the quantity of bowel preparation needed.^[76]

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have used their social media platform to raise awareness about the importance of colonoscopy as a procedure for colon cancer screening. They filmed their own colonoscopies as part of a campaign called "Lead From Behind",^[77][78] demonstrating that the procedure can be both easy and lifesaving.^[79][80]

There is a humorous song by Tim Hawkins called "Colonoscopy".^[81]

See also

• Bow and arrow sign
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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Further reading

• Gupta S, Lieberman D, Anderson JC, Burke CA, Dominitz JA, Kaltenbach T, et al. (March 2020). "Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer". Gastroenterology. 158 (4): 1131–1153.e5. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.026. PMC 7672705. PMID 32044092.
• Gupta S, Lieberman D, Anderson JC, Burke CA, Dominitz JA, Kaltenbach T, et al. (March 2020). "Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer". The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 115 (3): 415–434. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000000544. PMC 7393611. PMID 32039982.
• Joseph DA, King JB, Dowling NF, Thomas CC, Richardson LC (March 2020). "Vital Signs: Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Use - United States, 2018". MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 69 (10): 253–259. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6910a1. PMC 7075255. PMID 32163384.

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