During a gastroscopy your endoscopist passes a long flexible tube containing a camera and a light through your mouth, over the back of your tongue, down your oesophagus (gullet). The oesophagus is a hollow muscular tube that takes food from the mouth down to the stomach. During this procedure, the endoscopist places small rubber bands…
During a transnasal endoscopy (TNE) your endoscopist passes a long slim flexible tube, similar to the size of a drinking straw, containing a camera and a light, through your nose, down the back of your throat, down your oesophagus (gullet), into your stomach and the first part of the small bowel (duodenum). This allows your…
What is an oesophageal stent insertion? The oesophagus or gullet is a hollow muscular tube which takes food from the mouth down to the stomach. If it becomes narrowed or blocked this can lead to problems with swallowing. One way of overcoming this problem is by inserting a metal, mesh tube, called a stent. During…
During a gastroscopy your endoscopist passes a long flexible tube containing a camera and a light through your mouth, over the back of your tongue, down your oesophagus (gullet), into your stomach and the first part of the small bowel (duodenum). This allows your endoscopist to view the lining of these organs.
During a gastroscopy your endoscopist passes a long flexible tube containing a camera and a light through your mouth, over the back of your tongue, down your oesophagus (gullet), into your stomach and the first part of the small bowel (duodenum). This allows your endoscopist to view the lining of these organs.
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) simply defines a technique to remove polyps larger than 2 centimetres. It is undertaken at either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy under sedation or with the patient awake. The reason for removing the polyp (a wart like lesion on the inner layer of the lining of the bowel wall), is that polyps…
An EBUS is a procedure which allows the doctor to view the airways inside your lungs. A small flexible camera fitted with ultrasound is carefully passed through your mouth into your lung. The doctor will use an ultrasound scanner to look at the glands (lymph nodes) in the area and may take samples using a…
Thoracoscopy (also known as pleuroscopy) is a medical procedure involving internal examination within the pleural and thoracic cavity. Thoracoscopy uses a special instrument called a thoracoscope. This is a thin, tubular instrument which has a video camera built into the end. The camera feeds pictures from the chest on to a viewing screen. This allows…
PEG tubes are used for people who have irreversible swallowing problems or who are unable to take in enough food or fluid to meet their nutritional requirements (following a stroke or from Motor Neurone Disease for example). They are also placed when the swallowing mechanism is expected to be impaired for a significant period of…
Your doctor has advised you to have a bronchoscopy with a possible stent insertion. This leaflet tells you about the procedure. It explains what is involved and what the possible risks are. It is not meant to replace informed discussion between you and your doctor, but can act as a starting point for such a…
