ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES

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Endoscopic procedures are often preformed for screening, diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.  Our practice offer these procedures done in-rooms, in a day clinic facility or as in-hospital procedures, depending on your age and medical conditions.

 

These procedures are done in conjunction with an anesthetist to provide you with a conscious sedation, to ensure your experience is as pleasant and as stress free as possible.

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A screening colonoscopy is recommended when you are 50 years old, or earlier if you have a family history of a first degree relative with colon cancer, polyps or a chronic disease of the digestive tract.

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A diagnostic endoscopy is often used for diagnosis of problems related to the digestive tract such as persistent nausea/vomiting, indigestion, persistent heartburn, abdominal pain, tumors, ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, polyps, cancer, rectal bleeding, blood in stools, iron-deficiency anemia, chronic or persistent diarrhea/constipation.  Endoscopies can also be therapeutic, for instance when polyps are removed during the procedure.

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You will be advised on the procedure and preparation needed during your consultation, the three main endoscopic procedures performed are:

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• Gastroscopy (examination of the oesophagus, stomach)

• Colonoscopy (examination of the large intestine and rectum)

• Sigmoidoscopy (examination of the sigmoid colon and rectum)