Colonoscopy
To schedule an appointment or to speak with a physician about colon health or colonoscopies, please call the screening coordinator at (219) 324-0875.
Colonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon) to help find ulcers, colon polyps, tumors and areas of inflammation or bleeding. Colonoscopy can also be used as a screening test to check for cancer or precancerous growths in the colon or rectum (polyps).
The colonoscope is a thin, flexible tube with a small video camera attached so that your doctor can take pictures or video of the large intestine (colon). The colonoscope can be used to look at the whole colon and the lower part of the small intestine. During a colonoscopy, the doctor may remove tissue and/or polyps for further examination and possibly treat any problems that are discovered.