title: Endoscopy: a patient's view.
abstract: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have many sigmoidoscopies and colonoscopies, these could be made less unpleasant by good dialogue and mental preparation. Follow-up by a GP instead of a consultant may also help.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lydeard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations