{"id":282493,"date":"2025-11-19T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=services&#038;p=282493"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:00:30","slug":"colonoscopy","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/gastroenterology\/colonoscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonoscopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Servicios de colonoscopia <strong>en el sureste de MA y RI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En Southcoast Health, ofrecemos servicios expertos de colonoscopia en todo el sureste de Massachusetts y Rhode Island. Nuestros gastroenter\u00f3logos experimentados utilizan tecnolog\u00eda avanzada para proporcionar ex\u00e1menes seguros y precisos y procedimientos de diagn\u00f3stico en un ambiente c\u00f3modo y de apoyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es una colonoscopia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las colonoscopias se realizan para examinar cualquier cambio en el colon y el recto. Una colonoscopia es un procedimiento m\u00e9dico utilizado para examinar el revestimiento del intestino grueso (colon) y el recto. Mediante un tubo largo y flexible con una c\u00e1mara (colonoscopio), el m\u00e9dico puede detectar anomal\u00edas como p\u00f3lipos, inflamaci\u00f3n o signos de c\u00e1ncer colorrectal. No s\u00f3lo es una potente herramienta de diagn\u00f3stico, sino que tambi\u00e9n puede ayudar a prevenir el c\u00e1ncer al permitir la extirpaci\u00f3n de p\u00f3lipos precancerosos durante el mismo procedimiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 se realiza una colonoscopia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Algunas razones para someterse a una colonoscopia podr\u00edan ser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Detecci\u00f3n rutinaria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recomendado para adultos a <strong>riesgo medio<\/strong> a partir de <strong>45<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a>Ayuda a<\/a> detectar precozmente el c\u00e1ncer colorrectal, cuando es m\u00e1s tratable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evaluaci\u00f3n de los s\u00edntomas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investiga s\u00edntomas inexplicables como:<ul><li>Dolor abdominal<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Hemorragia rectal<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Cambios en los h\u00e1bitos intestinales<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P\u00e9rdida de peso inexplicable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vigilancia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Para personas con:<ul><li>Antecedentes de p\u00f3lipos de colon<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII)<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enfermedades gen\u00e9ticas como el s\u00edndrome de Lynch o la PAF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poblaciones de mayor riesgo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Negros\/afroamericanos<\/strong>, <strong>Ind\u00edgenas americanos y nativos de Alaska<\/strong>y <strong>Jud\u00edos asquenaz\u00edes<\/strong> se enfrentan a mayores riesgos y pueden beneficiarse de revisiones m\u00e1s tempranas o m\u00e1s frecuentes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Qu\u00e9 esperar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antes del procedimiento<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una preparaci\u00f3n adecuada es esencial para el \u00e9xito de una colonoscopia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Una semana antes<\/strong>: Siga una dieta baja en fibra y deje de tomar ciertos medicamentos seg\u00fan le hayan aconsejado.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D\u00eda anterior<\/strong>: Cambiar a una dieta l\u00edquida clara y tomar un laxante prescrito en dosis divididas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D\u00eda de<\/strong>:  Consiga que alguien le lleve a casa. No coma ni beba nada hasta despu\u00e9s de la intervenci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Durante el procedimiento<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toma <strong>De 30 a 60 minutos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recibir\u00e1s <strong>sedaci\u00f3n<\/strong> para mantenerte c\u00f3modo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El m\u00e9dico introducir\u00e1 el colonoscopio para examinar el colon y podr\u00e1 extraer p\u00f3lipos o tomar biopsias si es necesario.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Despu\u00e9s del procedimiento<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Se recuperar\u00e1 en una zona vigilada hasta que pase el efecto de la sedaci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Una ligera hinchaz\u00f3n o gases es normal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Un m\u00e9dico revisar\u00e1 los resultados iniciales con usted; los resultados de la biopsia pueden tardar unos d\u00edas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Necesitar\u00e1 que alguien le lleve a casa y deber\u00e1 descansar el resto del d\u00eda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Resultados<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Su m\u00e9dico le explicar\u00e1 los resultados de la colonoscopia y le recomendar\u00e1 los siguientes pasos en funci\u00f3n de los resultados obtenidos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resultados normales<\/strong>: Sin anomal\u00edas; su pr\u00f3ximo cribado puede ser dentro de 10 a\u00f1os (si tiene un riesgo medio).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>P\u00f3lipos encontrados<\/strong>: Extirpados durante la intervenci\u00f3n y enviados para an\u00e1lisis. El programa de seguimiento depende del tipo y el n\u00famero de p\u00f3lipos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Se necesita biopsia<\/strong>: Si se tomaron muestras de tejido, los resultados se comunicar\u00e1n en cuanto est\u00e9n disponibles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instrucciones para la colonoscopia<\/strong> y Preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Colonoscopy-Instructions-Miralax-2.16.2024-1.pdf\">Colonoscopia-Instrucciones-Espa\u00f1ol<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Colonoscopy-Instructions-Miralax_Spanish-1.pdf\">Instrucciones para la colonoscopia - Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Colonoscopy-Instructions-Miralax_Portuguese.pdf\">Instrucciones para la colonoscopia - Portugu\u00e9s<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Colonoscopy-FAQs.pdf\">Preguntas frecuentes sobre la colonoscopia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Servicios de colonoscopia en el sureste de MA y RI En Southcoast Health, ofrecemos servicios de colonoscopia de expertos en todo el sureste de Massachusetts y Rhode Island. 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