Endoscopy/ Colonoscopy is an important test done for diagnosis, evaluation, management and follow up of most Gastro Intestinal malignancies.
The endoscopic and colonoscopic procedures offered in our Hospital for cancer care are
- Upper GI endoscopy with Narrow band Imaging to localise doubtful/suspicious tumours
- OGD scopy and biopsy of oesophageal/ stomach lesions
- OGD scopy and stenting (metallic/plastic)
- Capsule endoscopy
- Chromoendoscopy
- Endoscopic Ultrasound guided biopsy of pancreatic tumours
- Endoscopy guided procedures for early gastric tumours- Endoscopic submucosal dissection ESD and Endoscopic mucosal Resection EMR
- ERCP
- ERCP and Biliary stenting for jaundice
- Colonoscopy with biopsy of suspicious lesions
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Colonoscopic polypectomy
- Colonoscopic stenting to relieve intestinal obstruction
