Diagnostic Gastroscopy
Pre-Operative preparation:
As for a general anaesthetic; patients require to fast for 6 hours prior to the examination
Procedure:
A fibreoptic endoscope is passed into the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. Tissue samples may be taken to test for analysis.
Sedation:
Some patients elect not to have any sedation and undergo the procedure with local anaesthetic spray to the throat. Alternatively others have the procedure performed after the administration of an intravenous sedative.
Post Op:
Following throat spray patients will have to fast for 1 hour. Sedation will require several hours to wear off and patients should not drive or use heavy machinery for 24 hours.
Because air is blown into the stomach during the examination it is not uncommon to feel bloated for a few hours after an endoscopy.
OPC Code:
G6500
