Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu underwent a scheduled colonoscopy on Friday morning at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim.
His office later issued a statement confirming that the procedure had gone smoothly. Netanyahu expressed gratitude to the medical professionals involved in the exam, naming Professor Eran Goldin, Professor Yaakov Gozal, Dr. Ariel Benson, and nurse Galit Peres for their care.
The Prime Minister’s personal doctor, Dr. Herman Berkovitz, was also present during the examination to oversee the process.
A colonoscopy is a diagnostic procedure where physicians use a long, flexible tube fitted with a small camera and fiber-optic lighting to examine the interior of the lower digestive system. The instrument is gently inserted through the rectum to allow for detailed imaging.
This process enables doctors to inspect the lining of the colon and in many cases, reach as far as the appendix and the terminal ileum.
Roughly two and a half years earlier, Netanyahu had a similar test at the same facility. During that earlier visit, doctors identified and removed two small growths, which were later determined to be benign.
{Matzav.com Israel}