ENDOSCOPE is a long slender medical instrument used for exploratory, diagnostic and surgical purposes, used for examining interior of a body cavity COLONOSCOPY is an endoscopic medical procedure that uses a long, flexible, lighted tubular instrument called a colonoscope. Colonscope is a type of gastrointestinal scope to examine and view the interior of the large intestine to check for abnormalities of the inner lining such as colitis, colon polyps, and cancer. A COLONOSCOPY is generally recommended when the patient complains of rectal bleeding, has a change in bowel habits, and/or has other unexplained abdominal symptoms. The test is frequently used to look for colorectal cancer, especially when polyps or tumor-like growths have been detected by a barium enema examination and other diagnostic imaging tests. Colonoscopy can be performed either in a physician’s office or in an endoscopic procedure room of a hospital, it is often performed in the endoscopy department of a hospital, where more intensive physiologic monitoring and/or general anesthesia can be better provided. COLONOSCOPY is used for Colon cancer, Polyps, Colitis, Diverticulosis and diverticulitis, Bleeding lesions, Abdominal symptoms, such as pain or discomfort, particularly if associated with weight loss or anemia, Abnormal barium x-ray exam, Chronic diarrhea, constipation, or a change in bowel habits, Anemia.

GASTROSCOPY examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the gastrointestinal scope used to evaluate the interior of the esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine, otherwise known as the upper part of the GI tract. A barium meal x-ray of the stomach will give similar information but it is not as accurate in detecting ulcers and other abnormalities, and it does not allow biopsies to be taken. It does not require sedation or hospital admission. GASTROSCOPY has many purposes. It allows an examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract for abnormalities, which may be recorded into image. This procedure also allows the removal of polyps small benign growths, injection of bleeding blood vessels, the taking of samples of tissue for examination by a pathologist, and dilatation of strictures in the esophagus. GASTROSCOPY experiment recommended a quality gastrointestinal scopes for clear viewing of the insertion of a feeding tube into the stomach through the abdominal wall PEG tube for patients who are unable to eat. If any of these additional procedures are planned as part of your gastroscopy they should be discussed with you in advance.