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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]

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Other imaging diagnostic studies that can be used for familial adenomatous polyposis are colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy.

Key findings in colonoscopy in familial adenomatous polyposis

• Sigmoidoscopy checks for polyps and other abnormalities in the lower colon and rectum.
• Colonoscopy is the diagnostic test of choice. It checks for polyps and other abnormalities in the entire colon and rectum.

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