Esophagogastrodeodenoscopy
It
is the best way to diagnose helico bacter pylori infection, and its side effects. It gives you the
possibility to view esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and also provides
Possibility for sampling and diagnosing infection. Due to the outbreak of this
infection in Iran and its vast side effects, it is very important to diagnose
the type of condition that it has made (gastritis, ulcers, cancer), then decide
what kind of treatment is more suitable and this only can be done through
endoscopy.
Colonoscopy:
Colonoscopy is a thin flexible tube
that doctor uses to look at the colon. A colonoscopy helps find ulcers, colon polyps,
tumors, and areas of inflammation or bleeding. Tissue samples can be collected
(biopsy) and abnormal growths can be taken out.
Gastric balloon for weight
loss:
Gastric balloon is a deflated silicone
balloon that is inserted via the mouth and into the stomach, where it is filled
with saline or lair to about the size of an orange. This reduces the amount of
food the stomach can hold. it is a non-surgical method for losing weight.
Biliary and pancreatic duct endoscopy:
Observing biliary and pancreatic duct happened in the year 1968 for the
first time. It is one of the most reliable ways to diagnose pancreatic and
bilirary disease. Endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a
study of ducts that drain the liver and pancreas. Diagnostic ERCP is when X-ray
contrast dye is injected in to the bile duct, the pancreatic duct or both. This
contrast dye is squirted through a small tube called a catheter that fits
through the ERCP endoscope. X-rays are taken during ERCP to get pictures of
these ducts. That is called diagnostic ERCP. However, most ERCPs are done for
treatment and not just picture taking. When an ERCP is done to allow treatment,
it is called therapeutic ERCP. Stone removal or stent replacement into the bile
or pancreatic ducts to bypass strictures, or narrowed parts of the duct is some
of the treatments.
ERCP can be used in diagnosing
gallstones; ulcers and side effects Truman or cancers.
ERCP diagnostic and therapeutic applications:
Bile
duct jaundice-
Discomfort
in the right upper after bile duct and gallbladder surgery -
-Bile duct severe infection
-Acute pancreatitis because of gallstone
Chronic
and recurrent abdominal pain-
-Recent diabetes mellitus
Steatorrhoea-
-Sudden swelling of the pancreas
-Biliary drainage
Drainage
of pancreas-
Dilation
of narrowed bile duct with balloon-
Biliary
sphincter pressure measurement-
-Biliary and pancreatic duct secretion sampling
Chronic
pancreatitis inflammation -
Pancreatic
pseudo cyst-
-Suspicious lesions reported in pancreas, liver
and biliary duct CT scans or Ultrasound
ERCP should not be used in these cases:
If
the patient had Myocardial Infarction recently.-
Patient's
inappropriate condition for surgery-
Patient
has anaphylaxis background
Patients who have major problems in their circulatory system