A colonoscopy is an endoscopic procedure that examines the rectum the four parts of the large intestine (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon) for any abnormalities as well as to investigate the cause of diarrhea, rectal bleeding, blood in the stool, . A colonoscopy can be used as a screening tool to detect colon cancer and for colon polyps which is a precursor to colon cancer.
Colonoscopies are not scheduled on the same day as an executive physical but can be arranged by a client’s executive concierge.