Questions about endoscopy

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What is Endoscopy?

Endoscopy is the visual inspection of the interior of the body through a small circular tube containing fibre optics. The endoscope is inserted into an orifice allowing a surgeon or physician to view internal organs. 

What is an Endoscope?

The scope has a small diameter "snake-like" insertion tube that enters the body through an orifice and contains optical components that send an image from the inside of the body to a video monitor for the physician to view.  

What are the Indications of different types of endoscopy?

The indication of different types of endoscopy like upper GI or Lower GI rigid or flexible Air way or Intestinal depends on the type of problem patient have. It depends on the symptom of the patient and the assumption of physician what he wants to see and what is his provisional diagnosis. 

Upper GI endoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the upper portion of gastrointestinal tract by endoscope for diagnosing or treating any disease of this area.  

What is an Upper GI Endoscopy?

Gastroscopy

Gastroscopy is a procedure used to view the stomach, the esophagus and the small intestine, It is helpful in treating the patients with bleeding peptic ulcer or. 

What is ERCP ?

ERCP is very important for Identification of abnormalities in the pancreatic and biliary ductal system. 

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ERCP is generally very safe procedure when performed by surgeons who have had specific training and are experienced in endoscopic procedure.  

What are the side effects of ERCP?

Laryngoscopy, Rhinoscopy, Pharyngoscopy.

Known as ENT endoscopy, the various procedures are used to examine the tubular cavities of ear nose and throat areas. Procedures are usually considered for diagnostic purposes.  

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Possible complications of endoscopy include bleeding and puncture of the gastrointestinal tract. There is some report of severe damage of biliary tract by inexperienced surgeon even required whiple's procedure.  

What are the complication of endoscopy ?

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