Endoscopy is the process of visually examining hollow organs with the help of a camera. Endoscopy is a general term and its name varies depending on the organ examined. For example, when the esophagus, stomach and duodenum are examined together, it is called Gastroscopy. Some endoscopists also define this examination as Upper GIS (upper gastrointestinal system) Endoscopy. In Gastroscopy, a lighted and flexible device called Endoscopy is entered through the mouth into the digestive system and proceeds to the part called duodenum, popularly known as the duodenum. When endoscopy is performed for the large intestines, its name can be defined as colonoscopy.
Endoscopic procedures are performed by creating a conscious state of sleep through a drug called sedation method, and the patient is not disturbed during the procedure. The sedation process is not literally an anesthesia process in the operating room, but sleep during the procedure. It creates a mood and allows you not to remember that period. This shows that our patients do not need to have the thought of a difficult and disturbing procedure, which is a common and wrong opinion.
In which cases is gastroscopy performed?
In the diagnosis of diseases related to the esophagus such as difficulty in swallowing, burning and pain in the back of the chest, bitter water coming to the mouth,
Pain in the upper abdomen, burning, rancidity, nausea and vomiting, treatment-resistant anemia,, In the diagnosis of diseases related to the stomach and duodenum, such as weight loss of unknown cause,
In the detection of upper digestive system bleeding, which is manifested by fresh blood coming from the mouth, coffee grounds-like vomiting or black stools,
As the most reliable method of today, it is used in diagnosing esophagus, stomach and duodenal cancers,
Detecting inflamed areas, ulcers and small tumors
With the help of special tools passed through the gastroscope; widening of strictures, polyposis. It can be used to remove tumors called (fleshy protrusions) without the need for surgery, to remove swallowed foreign bodies, and to treat bleeding control.
In colonoscopy, the endoscope is entered through the anus, which is flexible and longer than the gastroscope, and a distance of approximately 70-120cm is observed. Intestinal diseases are investigated. In that case Endoscopic examinations of the digestive system are performed under different names and by targeting different parts of the digestive system.
In which cases is colonoscopy performed?
Dark or light colored bleeding in the stool, black colored stools. ,
Anemia not refractory to treatment,
Changes in stool shape such as flattening
Unexplained weight loss or abdominal pain
Long-term diarrhea or constipation
Early diagnosis and treatment of intestinal polyps (flesh protrusions)
Since large intestine cancer is a cancer that can be prevented and completely cured with early diagnosis, it can be diagnosed at 5-year intervals from the age of 50 onwards without any complaints. Colonoscopy is recommended.
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