ENDOSCOPY
We have state of the art video-endoscopes to study upper & lower Gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Upper GI tract study includes oesophagus, stomach & duodenum (OGD SCOPY).
Lower GI tract study includes colon, rectum, anal canal & terminal ileum (COLONOSCOPY).
OGD SCOPY
Done either for diagnosis or treatment.
DIAGNOSIS :
- Diagnose or confirm acid peptic disease.
- Diagnose or confirm Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- Diagnose hiatus hernia, diverticuli or stricture of oesophagus.
- Diagnose & confirm by biopsy the nature of neoplastic lesion.
TREATMENT :
- Foreign body removal from oesophagus, stomach & duodenum.
- Injection sclerotherapy or band ligation for oesophageal varices & glue injection for fundic varices.
- Dilatation of benign oesophageal strictures, achalesia cardia etc.
- Stent insertion for cancerous oesophageal lesion.
- ERCP for removal of common bile duct (CBD) & pancreatic duct (PD) stones.
- Stenting for CBD strictures & injuries.
- Stenting for PD strictures.
- Stenting for pancreatico-biliary cancers.
COLONOSCOPY
Done for diagnosis & treatment.
DIAGNOSIS :
- Chronic diarrhoea
- Chronic constipation
- Change of bowel habit.
- Chronic unexplained left lower abdominal pain.
- Unexplained rectal bleeding in elderly.
- Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome.
- Followup study in ulcerative colitis to assess response to treatment & early detection of cancerous changes.
- Biopsies can be taken to ascertain the nature of neoplastic growth.
TREATMENT :
- Polypectomy
- Control of bleeding from vascular lesion.