Endoscopy or introspection in medicine is the act of seeing and observing the inside of the body for diagnostic or sometimes therapeutic purposes, which is done with a device called an endoscope, and the person who performs this operation is an endoscopy specialist.

Stay with us in this article to learn exactly what endoscopy is and what the duties of an endoscopy specialist are.

Why should we know an endoscopy specialist?

When we get sick and want to see a doctor, we face a lot of confusion, for example, what specialty in medical sciences do we need for this disease.

In developed countries, usually every person has a family doctor who is familiar with the medical records of the person and his family.... This doctor determines the type of your disease with preliminary examinations and tests and introduces you to the relevant specialist.... An attempt was made to create this method in Iran, but it has not yet reached the desired result.

In this case, we should have as much basic information as possible about different medical specialties so that we can find the type of specialty needed to diagnose and treat this particular disease.

What is endoscopy?

The digestive system is made up of different organs, starting from the mouth and esophagus and ending at the anus.... Each of these organs may suffer from certain diseases and complications.

One of the very good ways to diagnose and sometimes intervene (therapeutic measures) is to use an endoscopy device.

In order to make the patient more comfortable during endoscopic procedures, local anesthesia or short-term anesthesia is usually used so that the patient can tolerate less pain and discomfort... In order to prevent damage to the patient's teeth as well as the endoscope tube, a small protective piece is placed between the patient's teeth.

Recently, capsules slightly larger than normal capsules have been made that have a camera, battery and image transmitter, and after swallowing it, the person wears a special vest that actually receives the images, so the doctor can examine the entire digestive system.

Also, through colonoscopy, the end part of the digestive system, including the large intestine, colon and anus, is examined.. The endoscopist observes the complications caused by the disease by direct observation and decides on the type of disease and its treatment. Sometimes for diagnosis and treatment, they can take samples using the endoscope and stop the polyps or remove the foreign body using the endoscope.

Who is an endoscopy specialist?

Gastroenterology specialists get to know endoscopic methods theoretically and practically in a course of their specialization and use this device, which is designed to observe inside the body, to diagnose complications.

Some gastroenterologists receive the endoscopic subspecialty degree after a while.... A group of these endoscopic subspecialists complete courses for a specific organ or disease, in which case, in addition to the subspecialty degree, they will have a specialized board for that organ or disease.

Gastroenterology specialists and endoscopy subspecialists can examine the upper digestive system, including the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, etc... using an endoscope and through the mouth.

Diagnosis and treatment methods:

In medicine, diagnosis and treatment methods are generally divided into the following three categories:

Non-invasive: In non-invasive methods such as drug therapy, physical changes are not made in the organs and physical examinations, tests such as blood, urine and imaging such as ultrasound, CT scan and diagnosis and control or treatment of the disease with exercises or special drugs are attempted.

Semi-invasive: In semi-invasive methods, limited physical changes are made in the organs and the patient is tried to be diagnosed or treated with minimal damage... Laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical methods are also included in this group.

Surgeries that are performed with an endoscopic device, because they are usually associated with minimal destruction of the surrounding tissues, the patient recovers quickly after the surgery and in many cases can be discharged from the hospital on the same day.

Invasive: In the invasive method, open surgery is usually performed and the skin and tissues are split to reach the desired organ, and then that organ is examined and surgery is performed on that organ, which is called invasive because it involves extensive destruction of the desired tissue and surrounding organs.

How to refer to the best endoscopy specialist in Tehran?

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