Prep & Procedure   Flex sig is safely performed in many different settings. Your doctor may choose to do the procedure in a hospital or in an outpatient clinic setting. You will lay comfortably on your left side facing away from the doctor as the examination begins. A brief rectal examination will be done, then the scope will be placed into your anus and moved carefully around your colon.   Page 4 of 6 < back                                              next >

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