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Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Why choose Vista Health for your Flexible Sigmoidoscopy?
Vista Health offers private flexible sigmoidoscopy services at our JAG-accredited locations, providing access to expert diagnostic procedures without the wait.
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Affordable
Consultations £225. See the below table for full price list.
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Accessible
We offer flexible sigmoidoscopy services in Bristol, providing fast access and convenient appointments.
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Self -refer for a consultation
You can book a consultation with one of our endoscopists online or by phone. A referral is included in the price of your consultation if a procedure is required.
Affordable, accessible, accredited private sigmoidoscopy
Vista Health offers flexible sigmoidoscopy services at our JAG-accredited locations, providing access to expert diagnostic procedures without the wait.
What is Flexible Sigmoidoscopy?
A flexible sigmoidoscopy is where a long flexible telescope is used to look at your rectum and the lower part of your large bowel. It can be used to take photographs and biopsies where required, to help make an accurate diagnosis.
Private sigmoidoscopy with Vista Health begins with a convenient, affordable consultation with one of our endoscopists. This will allow you to access flexible sigmoidoscopy quickly, if that’s how you decide to proceed.
What symptoms would prompt a flexible sigmoidoscopy procedure?
Flexible sigmoidoscopy may be recommended by your endoscopist if you have a problem with the lower part of your large intestine. Reasons for choosing the procedure include:
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Lower bowel symptoms, such as bleeding from your rectum, diarrhoea, or constipation
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To check on existing bowel conditions, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Haemorrhoids
What can a flexible sigmoidoscopy detect?
Flexible sigmoidoscopy is used to assess and confirm the presence any abnormalities. It can diagnose conditions such as
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inflammation
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polyps
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bowel cancer
Where a problem is caused by a polyp - a small growth - the endoscopist may be able to remove it during the procedure.
What's the difference between sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy?
A Flexible Sigmoidoscopy differs from a Colonoscopy in that the lower part of the large bowel is examined. With a colonoscopy, the entire large bowel is examined. The endoscopist will discuss which procedure is best for you at the time of consultation.
What happens during a flexible sigmoidoscopy?
Our team will talk you through the procedure and answer any questions you might have. Your endoscopist will be with you the whole time, along with our nursing staff. You’ll need to change into a gown, and you’ll lie on your side on a bed.
Photographs of the bowel lining are taken during a sigmoidoscopy. If your endoscopist identifies any anomalies, tissue samples (biopsies) may be taken and sent to a lab to be analysed by a pathologist. If polyps are detected in your bowel lining, they may be removed.
A flexible sigmoidoscopy exam takes about 15 minutes - a little longer if we need to take biopsies, or if we remove a polyp.
How much does private flexible sigmoidoscopy cost?
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Virtual Consultation
An outpatient consultation which lasts around 30 minutes typically to discuss the patient's symptoms and create a management plan. Referral included in the price if required.
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£225
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Flexible-Sigmoidoscopy
Includes biopsy/polyp and histology, procedure report and results of biopsies taken.
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£1,200
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Face to face follow-up consultation on the day
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FREE
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How do I book a Flexible-Sigmoidoscopy procedure with Vista Health?
With a referral
If you have a referral from your GP stating the procedure required, please send the referral to our patient care team at booking@vista-health.co.uk.
What if I don't have a referral?
We offer virtual consultations with a highly qualified endoscopist, who can provide a diagnostic referral if required. We can support you by discussing your symptoms and recommend the best possible plan for your condition.
To book a consultation with one of our endoscopists, please click the link below.
