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What is a gastroscopy?
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What is an upper Gastroscopy?
Endoscopy is a procedure performed through the mouth that enables the Doctor to see inside your upper gastro-intestinal tract your oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. Unlike x-rays, which take photographs of these areas, endoscopy lets the Doctor see the surface of these areas directly and provide fare more detail and accuracy than an x-ray.
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What does a Gastroenterologist do?
A gastroenterologist is a physician who has specialised training and experience in managing diseases of the gastrointestinal tract the stomach, intestines, oesophagus, liver, pancreas, colon and rectum.
The training involves more than five years of additional education in internal medicine and gastroenterology following medical school. This includes training in endoscopy the use of narrow, flexible lighted tubes with built-in video cameras used to see the inside of the GI tract.
A gastroenterologist often undertakes:
- Gastroscopy
- Colonscopy
- Capsule Endoscopy
All advice given is general and for guidance purposes only.
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