Endoscopic Ultrasound in Shaikpet (EUS) is a low-risk diagnostic procedure. It combines two procedures:
- Endoscopy, during which your gastroenterologist in Shaikpet inserts a thin, lighted tube into your body
- Ultrasound, which uses high-frequency sound waves to obtain detailed images
It is a minimally invasive procedure to estimate the digestive (gastrointestinal) diseases. A special endoscope uses high-frequency sound waves to produce detailed images of the lining and walls of your digestive tract and chest, nearby organs such as the pancreas and liver, and lymph nodes.
Why Endoscopic Ultrasound is performed?
EUS at gastric cancer hospital in shaikpet is used to find the cause of symptoms like abdominal or chest pain, also to determine the level of diseases in your digestive tract and lungs, and to assess findings from imaging tests such as a CT scan or MRI.
EUS has prominent role in identifying the following diseases:
- Used to assess the depth of a tumor that penetrated in the abdominal wall, in esophageal, gastric, rectal and pancreatic cancers.
- Used to determine the extent (stage) of cancer
- Used to find if the cancer has spread (metastasized) to your lymph nodes or other organs
- Used to evaluate any abnormal findings from imaging tests, such as cysts of the pancreas
- Help to identify drainage of pseudocysts and other abnormal collections of fluid in the abdomen
- Allows accurate targeting for delivering medication directly into the pancreas, liver and other organs
How to prepare for Endoscopic Ultrasound:
Before the procedure at best liver hospital in Hyderabad, specific preparation instructions need to be followed. Preparation instructions include:
- Patient is not expected to not eat or drink for six to eight hours prior to your procedure. This ensures that your tract is clear of food products.
- Patient has to follow a liquid diet by an enema or laxative preparation.
- Inform your doctors if you have any medical allergies and medication history
- Follow doctor’s medical prescription
Endoscopic Ultrasound procedure
- IV will be inserted into your vein in order to administer fluids and sedative.
- If the procedure is for upper gastrointestinal tract EUS, doctor will apply an anesthetic to your throat, since the endoscope passes through your mouth.
- Endoscope will be inserted through your tract, through either your mouth (upper gastrointestinal) or your rectum (lower gastrointestinal).
- Your doctor performs a biopsy, if necessary.
What are the possible complications of EUS?
- Bleeding might occur at a biopsy site, but it’s usually minimal and rarely requires follow-up.
- You might have a slight sore throat for a day or so.
- Non prescription anesthetic type throat lozenges help soothe a sore throat.
- Other potential but uncommon risks of EUS include a reaction to the sedatives used
- A tear through the lining of the intestine that might require surgery to repair.
The chances of complications may increase slightly if a needle biopsy is performed during the EUS examination; there is a chance of increased risk of pancreatitis or infection. These risks can be balanced through the follow-up with doctors and suggested medication.
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