Gastroscopy

Diseases related to stomach pain such as ulcers, acid reflux, gastric perforation, ... more dangerous and life-affecting is stomach cancer. To accurately and early diagnose these abnormal signs, you need to seek gastroscopy service.

1. What is gastroscopy?

A gastroscopy (endoscopy) is a method that helps doctors and patients know their current stomach condition. This is also a way to help early diagnose and screen for stomach cancer. This is where the doctor will use an endoscope to project with light. This light is in the narrow band, photographed where the head is headed. The probe moves anywhere in the stomach and looks at the blood vessels in the stomach lining. Through that image, the doctor can consider and evaluate better stomach cancer screening.

2. Various types of gastroscopy services are being applied today

Currently, the Hospital is maintaining and developing two types of gastroscopy which are being deployed in all major hospitals: gastroscopy without anesthesia and gastroscopy with anesthesia. Each form of endoscopy has its advantages and disadvantages. Depending on the level of initial examination, the doctor will advise the patient to choose the right form.

2.1 Gastroscopy without anesthesia

Before the endoscopy, doctors let patients wear tooth protection devices, to avoid the case that the endoscopy process will affect the tongue and some other parts of the oral cavity. And the doctor will spray a medicine that restricts saliva production and pulls the suction tube out of the mouth and listen to the doctor's instructions. The bronchoscope is then inserted directly into the stomach through the mouth or nose. A bronchoscope is the tip of a tube that attaches a camera and light source to record the image that the bronchoscope passes from the cavity down to the stomach.

The advantage of this method is the execution time is very fast, less than 5 minutes.

But the downside of this non-anesthetic gastroscopy, the patient feels uncomfortable and nauseated. Sometimes the results are not as expected, and not accurate, so it can be done 1-2 more times. That is why many people fear the feeling of conventional colonoscopy. They want to switch to a painless, nauseous feeling. Conversely, there will be higher costs and more people are concerned about how much gastroscopy costs.

2.2 Gastroscopy with anesthesia

To overcome the disadvantages of the conventional form of gastroscopy. Anesthesia colonoscopy is the solution for many people.

People who have a fear and a strong reaction to the ordinary form. The patient will go to sleep gently, without causing nausea, discomfort and obsession. The doctor will observe and take all pictures of your stomach condition. From these images, the doctor will soon recognize the abnormalities in the stomach such as: ulcers, perforation of the stomach, abnormal growth of polyps, ...

The downside of an anesthetic endoscopy is that it affects your nervous system for the next 24 hours.You may have some mild drug reactions, you need to stay and be watched by your healthcare team. And this colonoscopy service will cost more than the colonoscopy than usual. Depending on the hospital you choose and other requirements there may be a variation in the cost of the colonoscopy.For those doctors who recommend risk of dangerous diseases, you should combine screening for gastric cancer .

With a team of highly qualified doctors with long-term experience working in major hospitals, doctors will thoroughly examine and advise useful information for patients during their visit at MEDIC DI AN GENERAL CLINIC.