Endoscopy is a popular nonsurgical procedure that is used to examine the digestive tract of the patient. During the process of an upper endoscopy, an endoscope is passed through the mouth and throat of the patients, so as to enter the esophagus. It allows the doctors or endoscopists to properly view the stomach, esophagus and the upper portion of the small intestine. Similarly, the endoscopes can be easily passed into the colon or large intestine of a person through the rectum, for the purpose of examining the lower portion of the intestine. This procedure is commonly referred to as colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, depending on how far up the colon of the patient is being examined. People prescribed with this procedure should visit the most experienced and reputed endoscopists in Delhi, Mumbai and other major cities, to make sure that their endoscopy is carried out in the smoothest fashion.
When to go for an endoscopy?
Doctors usually recommend an endoscopy for the purpose of assessing:
- Stomach pain
- Digestive tract bleeding
- Difficulty in swallowing, ulcers and/or gastritis
- Changes in the bowel habits, such as diarrhoea and chronic constipation
- Growths in the colon or polyps
In addition to evaluating the above-mentioned symptoms, many doctors also may use an endoscope to take a biopsy and look for the presence of any disease or ailment.
In many cases, endoscopists Delhi and other cities also use an endoscopic procedure to treat an ailment related to the digestive tract. For example, in addition to detecting active bleeding from an ulcer, the devices passed through the endoscope can even help in stopping this bleeding. Polyps can be removed from the colon through an endoscope, so as to prevent the development of colon cancer.
Overall, endoscopy is an extremely safe procedure. However, it does have a few rare but potential complications, which include infection, bleeding, reaction to sedation, as well as perforation (tear in the gut wall). People can, however, make sure to avoid these complications by visiting a renowned endoscopist for the procedure.
As endoscopic procedure is known to be especially effective in diagnosing stomach ulcer, hiatal hernia, pancreatitis, gallstones, tumours, as well as Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease.
