retroflexion
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Introduction
Backward bending, i.e. the uterus bending backward.
Also a technique used during colonoscopy for removal of polyps.
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Pishvaian AC, Al-Kawas FH. Retroflexion in the colon: a useful and safe technique in the evaluation and resection of sessile polyps during colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jul;101(7):1479-83. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16863549