From cancer prevention to gastrointestinal diagnostics: endoscopic examination (endoscopy) is a method for examining the gastrointestinal tract. .
Main procedures carried out:
- Gastroscopy - a procedure to look at the inside of the oesophagus (gullet), stomach and
duodenum using a flexible telescope. This procedure is sometimes refer to simply as
endoscopy
- Colonoscopy - a procedure to look at the inside of your large bowel (colon) using a flexible telescope Including
polypectomy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy- a procedure to look at the inside of the left, lower part of the large colon (large bowel) using a
flexible sigmoidoscopy.