ENDOSCOPY INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS AND VISITORS

The Wolfson reception area

Every year we carry out in the region of 9,000 examinations in our state of the art endoscopy department.

If you are preparing to visit us or just wish to learn more about endoscopy please browse the information contained in these pages.


What is endoscopy?

An endoscopy procedure will allow your doctor to visually inspect your gastrointestinal tract. Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (also known as OGD) includes visualisation of the oesophagus (food pipe), stomach and duodenum (the first portion of the small bowel). Lower Gastrointestinal endoscopy is visualisation of the colon (large bowel).

The different types of endoscopic procedures:

• Bronchoscopy
• Capsule endoscopy
• Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) 
• Colonoscopy
• ERCP
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (OGD)