• UGI ENDOSCOPY (GASTROSCOPY, OGD/EGD)
• COLONOSCOPY ( FULL, SHORT, SIGMOIDOSCOPY, PROCTOSCOPY)
• SIDE VEWING ENDOSCOPY
• DUODENOSCOPY AND JEJUNOSCOPY
• TERMNAL ILEOSCOPY
• TRANSNASAL ENDOSCOPY
• NEONATAL AND INFANT ENDOSCOPY

The Endoscopy Service provides a diagnostic investigatory service for patients with problems of the gastrointestinal tract (the part of the body that takes in food, digests it and expels the remaining waste). Certain conditions can also be treated through an endoscope.

Endoscopic procedures involve passing an endoscope (a tube approximately half an inch thick) into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract via the mouth or the anus. This tube enables the doctor to see the inside of the GI tract and to take biopsies of any abnormalities.

Doctors undertaking endoscopic procedures work within the Gastroenterology and the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery departments.

• Inflammation of the stomach (also called gastritis)
• Inflammation of the esophagus (also called esophagitis)
• Stricture or enlarged or swollen veins in the esophagus
• Barrett’s esophagus (a disease that may later develop into esophageal cancer)
• Esophageal Ulcers Stomach Ulcers (Gastric Ulcers)
• Duodenal Ulcers
• Hiatus Hernia
• The cause for hematemesis (or vomiting blood)
• The cause for dysphagia (or trouble swallowing)
• Upper abdominal pain or bloating
• Unnecessary weight loss
• Blockage in the gastric outlet (the opening between the stomach and small intestine).
• Esophageal injury, gastrointestinal polyps or any foreign object including poison that has been deliberately or accidentally swallowed by the patient
• Treatment of oesophageal varices (a condition in which gastrointestinal bleeding occurs mainly due to enlarged and inflamed veins in the oesophagus)
• Biopsy of suspicious lesions (for confirmation of cancer)