Prior to the procedure, your pharynx will be numbed with a local anaesthetic. In order to protect the endoscope against biting, we will insert a mouthpiece in your mouth. While you are lying on your left side, the doctor will introduce the endoscope. To better see the examined tissue, air will be blown through the endoscope tube, which may cause a sensation of abdominal fullness. You can breathe normally throughout the procedure, and you will not feel pain, but irritable feeling in your pharynx and retching may occur. The procedure usually takes 5-10 minutes.
Biopsy: Using tiny biopsy forceps we take a tissue sample for further testing, or remove a tiny polyp. The tissue sample is then examined under a microscope (histology) to determine the precise nature of the abnormalities. The procedure is painless, there are virtually no complications.
Polypectomy: it is the removal of a polyp. It is done by introducing a snare through the endoscope tube, tightening the snare around the polyp and cutting it off by passing electric current through the snare loop to cut through the polyp completely. The removed polyp is retrieved for histological examination. The procedure is painless. It is performed only by prior arrangement, which ensures that a patient can stay at the Centre for a one-day observation. Other endoscopic procedures include: haemostasis of ulcers or ruptured blood vessels, vasodilation, removal of foreign bodies.