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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Glossary

Glossary

Colonoscopy: Visualization of the colon with a flexible lighted instrument (colonoscope) passed through the anus.

Sigmoidoscope: A lighted instrument used to view the inside of the lower colon.

Fistula: Abnormal connection between one hollow organ and another, or the surface of the skin (cutaneous).

Cholangitis: Inflammation of the biliary tract (bile ducts).

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