[Colonofibroscopy, diagnostic style and therapeutic application]

Endoscopic examination of the entire colon is now possible without complication with the fiberoptic colonoscope. Early cancers and polyps not detected by X-ray have been disclosed. Biopsy is posible under direct vision at any level of insertion. Patients with suspicious lesions by barium enema are spared surgery by definitive endoscopic diagnosis. Polyps, pedunculated or sessile, beyond the reach of the conventional rigid sigmoidoscope can be removed without complication. The instruments used in this study were the colonofiberoscopes model ACMI F0 9000 P [105 cm] and ACMI two channel 7 Fr, and 12 Fr [160 cm] in length, respectively.