Endoscopy and its Procedure by Gastroenterologist Dr. Bharat Sapra

Dr. Bharat Sapra is one of the well-known and most prominent Gastroenterologist in UAE. At present, he is working at NMC Speciality Hospital, Al Nadah. With an experience of quite 32 years, Dr. Bharat Sapra has completed around 50,000 cases. His qualifications include MBBS, MD, and DM with Gold Medal. Many trainees were enrolled and supervised under his guidance in GI Endoscopies Colonoscopy with Ileostomy and Sigmoidoscopies. He is trained in Linear EUS and performs about 120 cases every year and completed and supervised 5000 cases of ERCP with about 400 cases per year. His specialization lies in diagnostics & therapeutic Endoscopies. Along with being a member of the Association of Physicians of India, he is also an esteemed part of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and Society of GI Endoscopy. He has contributed to numerous articles in leading journals of clinical Medicine. He holds the thorough command in his clinical practice of seeing Pancreato-Biliary diseases, IBD’s GI Oncology, Hepatology, and other luminal cases aside from routine GE cases.

Endoscopy

• It is the method of inserting an extended, thin tube directly into the body to watch an indoor organ or tissue intimately. It is also used to carry out other tasks that include imaging and minor surgery.
• Endoscopes are minimally invasive and these are inserted from the openings of the body such as the mouth or anus.
• They can even be inserted from small incisions within the knee or abdomen are assisted with special instruments like the endoscope is mentioned as keyhole surgery.
• It has proven to be very useful in many areas of medicine due to relatively few risks involved and delivers detailed images that are quick to carry out.

Types of Endoscopy

Endoscopy can help in investigating many systems within the human body; that includes:

• Urinary tract: Cystoscopy
• Female reproductive tract: Cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes.
• Through a small incision: Abdominal or pelvic cavity, the interior of a joint, and organs of the chest.
• Gastrointestinal tract: It helps to get a view of the bile duct, rectum, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, small intestine, large intestine/colon, and anus.
• Respiratory tract: Nose and lower respiratory tract.
• Ear: Otoscopy

Procedure

The procedure is highly dependent to some extent on the reason for the endoscopy.

The three main reasons for carrying out an endoscopy are

1. Investigation: When an individual experiences stomach ulcers, difficulty swallowing, or gastrointestinal bleeding, vomiting, abdominal pain, breathing disorders, an endoscope can be used to detect a cause.
2. Confirmation of a diagnosis: Endoscopy is additionally wont to perform a biopsy that confirms a diagnosis of cancer or other diseases.
3. Treatment: It can treat an illness directly as an example endoscopy are often wont to cauterize a bleeding vessel or remove a polyp.

Sometimes, endoscopies are going to be combined with another procedure like an ultrasound scan. It is often wont to place the ultrasound probe on the brink of organs which will be difficult to image, like the pancreas.

Modern endoscopes are fitted with sensitive lights that use narrow-band imaging. Specific blue and green wavelengths that allow spotting precancerous conditions more easily are used in this imaging.

Take Away

Recovery generally depends on the type of procedure one has undergone. You will have to take proper medication and care after the procedure. For details, you can contact Dr. Bharat Sapra one of the best Gastroenterologists in Dubai working at NMC Speciality Hospital, Al Nadah.