Gastroenterology

A capsule endoscopy is a procedure in which the patient swallows a small, capsule endoscopy wireless camera whilst wearing a halter monitor. The camera travels through the digestive tract, including the small intestine, and it takes thousands of pictures. It then transmits them to a receiver.

This procedure refers to the infusion of an iron and saline mixture directly into the bloodstream through the use of an IV.

Sclerotherapy is used as a treatment for Varicose and Spider Veins. It involves the injection of a solution into the vein to intentionally damage the vein causing it to gradually disappear.

Oesophageal Dilation is a procedure performed to stretch or widen the oesophagus using weighted dilators.

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Haemorrhoid banding, or rubber band ligation (RBL) is a relatively non-invasive procedure where elastic bands are applied to the base of the haemorrhoids in order to cut off blood supply and flatten the haemorrhoids.

APC is a procedure in which a Gastroenterologist seals irregular or bleeding tissue during a gastroscopy or colonoscopy using ionized argon gas.

An anal fissure is a small tear or ulcer in the skin around the opening of the anus. Anal fissures can be treated with several different types of surgery, the most common of which are lateral internal sphincterotomy (a small incision is made in the internal anal sphincter muscle to relax it) or a fissurectomy

Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test that uses a flexible, narrow tube with a light and tiny camera on one end, called a sigmoidoscope , to look inside the rectum and the lower, or sigmoid, colon.

A haemorrhoidectomy is the surgical removal of haemorrhoids under anaesthetic.