Do you know how to prepare your pet for an endoscopy or what this test is taken for? Endoscopy is performed to explore and take samples from the digestive tract; In other words, this practice is ideal for taking samples in gastrointestinal pathologies, the extraction of foreign bodies and for performing small procedures such as gastropexies.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), also called upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, oral panendoscopy, or simply gastroscopy, is a medical test that visualizes the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. To carry it out, an endoscope is used, flexible tubes whose head is mobile and controlled by the operator, at the tip of which there is a video camera and a light that illuminates the examined organ. The image is transmitted to a monitor where lesions such as ulcers, erosions and neoplasias of the examined organs can be identified. Tissue samples may also be obtained during the procedure for biopsies.
It is a medical procedure that is performed by a specialist in digestive endoscopy, usually a gastroenterologist (specialist in the digestive system). However, other related specialties, such as digestive tract surgeons, can be trained in this technique.
