Description

Endoscopy

The process of examining the organs of the digestive
system with a flexible tube-shaped instrument, which has a special light
source, allows viewing through a camera at its end, is called endoscopy. This device
is called an endoscope.

When Is It Required?

• Problems with swallowing and chewing,

• Ongoing heartburn and burning,

• Coughing, snoring attacks and hoarseness,

• Stomach pains and pains after meals or on an empty stomach

• Abdominal pain,

• Bleeding from the upper digestive system,

• Vomiting,

• Accidental ingestion of a foreign body,

• Changes in your bowel pattern,

• Bleeding with stool in the toilet,

• The need for the control of a previously diagnosed digestive system disease,

• Intestinal laziness, constipation or diarrhea that does not improve for a
long time,

• Abnormal findings in the extracted stomach and intestinal films if there is

Endoscopy is required.

Is endoscopy a difficult method for the patient?

Endoscopy has been used for 40 years, especially for
digestive system examination. Compared to the past, there are devices that
are very mobile, flexible, thinner and have a high display capacity. The
success of the endoscopy and the patient does not feel uncomfortable with the
endoscopy depends on who does it, where it is performed, how it is performed,
and whether there is an experienced assistant team. If there is no
obstacle, medication should be administered to the patient as a preliminary
preparation. First of all, before the gastroscopy procedure, the tongue
root and small tongue area of ​​the
patient are numbed with a spray that causes regional numbness, which is also
used by dentists. This eliminates nausea. Then, relaxing and mild
sleep-inducing medications are given through the arm vein. When the
endoscopy is done in this way, it is very comfortable. Most of the time,
the patient says, “Have you really done a gastroscopy? Is it done?” he
asks. In addition, sleep-relieving drugs are applied after endoscopy if
necessary. After the procedure is over, the patient can be at work after a
couple of hours. But we don’t want him to drive and do things that require
extreme attention that day.