Elizabeth McConnell, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Board Certified Colorectal Surgeon
McConnell
Colorectal Center
Office Locations
Phoenix:
Office Hours: 7 AM - 5 PM
6245 N 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602-253-4271
Fax: 602-253-4273
Map & directions
Glendale:
Office Hours: 7 AM - 5 PM
20325 N.51st Ave Ste 102
Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone: 602-253-4271
Fax: 602-253-4273
Map & directions
Colonoscopy
| Indications for Colonoscopy | Locations for Colonoscopies |
| Schedule a Colonoscopy | Anal Physiology Lab |
| Screening and Surveillance |
Indications for Colonoscopy
Should you have a colonoscopy?
- Are you aged 50 or older?
- Have you experienced any rectal bleeding in the last year?
- Have your bowel habits changed in the last year?
- Do you have frequent diarrhea?
- Do you have a personal or family history of colon cancer or polyps?
- Do you have a history of Breast Cancer?
Click here if you answered "Yes" to ANY of the previous questions!
Schedule a Colonoscopy
Dr. McConnell performs colonoscopies primarily on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. She is also able to schedule them on alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays as patients' schedules demand. Email us to schedule your colonoscopy.
You need a colonoscopy NOW!
Email us to schedule your colonoscopy with the McConnell Colorectal Center.
Screening and Surveillance: Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, can be prevented before it starts. And when it's caught at the earliest stage, the treatment success rate is greater than 90 percent. Both prevention and successful treatment require regular screenings — a health check that many avoid. Fewer than four in 10 eligible people undergo regular colorectal screenings.
Screening and surveillance are the best approach to early detection and cure of colorectal cancer as well as other diseases of the colon, rectum and anus.
COLONOSCOPY: The colonoscopy is the Gold Standard for colon cancer screening, proven better than either flexible sigmoidoscopy and barium enema OR virtual colonoscopy. A colonoscopy examines the entire colon and rectum. The colonoscopy’s greatest advantage is the ability to biopsy and/or remove most polyps from the entire lining of the colon and rectum without having to perform abdominal surgery.
Patients with little to no risk of colon cancer should have their first colonoscopy at age 50, and then every 5 – 10 years thereafter. Patients considered at high risk for colon cancer should begin having regular colonoscopies before age 50.
Download, print, and complete the Colonoscopy Consent, Preparation, and Information Form before your colonoscopy.
Locations for Colonoscopies
Dr. McConnell does colonoscopies at the following locations:
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- Arrowhead Hospital
- John C. Lincoln North Mountain
- John C. Lincoln Deer Valley
- Banner Thunderbird Hospital
- Arizona Outpatient Surgery
- St. Joseph's Outpatient Surgery
- Arrowhead Pain and Endoscopy Center
- Banner Thunderbird Surgicenter
- The Surgicenter
Anal Physiology Lab
There are a number of pelvic floor abnormalities that may be causing you discomfort. Pelvic Floor Testing is a series of studies that gives Dr. McConnell a detailed look at the function of your bladder, urethra, rectum and anus. These tests can help your doctor evaluate any problems you may be having with storing urine, voiding (eliminating) urine, storing gas, liquid or solid stool, or eliminating stool from your body. Read more...
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