Gastroscopy Procedure

GASTROSCOPY

A gastroscopy is a procedure where a thin flexible tube called an endoscope is used to look inside the oesophagus (gullet), stomach and first part of the small intestine (duodenum). The endoscope has a light and a camera at one end. The camera sends images of the inside of your oesophagus, stomach and duodenum to a monitor.

A gastroscopy can be used to:

A gastroscopy often takes less than 15 minutes, although it may take longer if it's being used to treat a condition and is usually carried out as an outpatient procedure.

What you need to know:

DR JACQUES BADENHORST

Dr Jacques Badenhorst is a specialist gastroenterologist who practises from Suite 1409 at the Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital on Cape Town's Foreshore, on the corner of DF Malan Street and Rua Bartholemeu Dias Plain.

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