What is an electronic gastroscope?

Electronic gastroscopy operation steps include preparation work, anesthesia, insertion gastroscopy, etc.

1. Preparation work

Before electronic gastroscopy, patients generally need to fast for 8 hours to reduce food residues in the stomach, so as to facilitate observation and diagnosis.

2. Anesthesia

During electronic gastroscopy, patients usually receive local anesthesia in the throat to reduce discomfort.

3. Insertion gastroscopy The

doctor will insert the electronic gastroscope from the oropharyngeal part of the patient and enter the stomach through the esophagus. During insertion, the doctor will ask the patient whether there is discomfort and adjust the angle and depth of the gastroscope appropriately according to the situation.

4.

After the electronic gastroscope reaches the stomach, the doctor will carefully observe the gastric mucosa and look for possible lesions. At the same time, the doctor can also perform tissue biopsy, cytology, hemostasis and other operations through the electronic gastroscope.