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Doctors can perform minor procedures, take biopsies, or remove polyps during the examination.
How does it help?
Endoscopy allows doctors to look inside the digestive tract using a flexible camera, helping detect ulcers, inflammation, tumors, or bleeding without surgery.
Guides Treatment
Detection of GI Problems
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It can detect stomach ulcers, esophageal damage, gastrointestinal bleeding, or tumors.
How is it done?
A thin, flexible tube with a camera (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth or rectum to view internal organs on a monitor.
Fasting is required for several hours. Patients may receive mild sedatives. For lower GI endoscopy, bowel cleansing is needed.
The endoscope is gently guided while images are viewed on a screen. The doctor may take tissue samples or perform small treatments. The procedure usually takes 20–45 minutes.
Patients may rest until sedation wears off. Normal activities can resume in a few hours, and results or biopsy findings are reviewed by the doctor.
