Therapeutic Endoscopy
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What is Therapeutic Endoscopy?
Therapeutic endoscopy is a procedure to treat certain conditions via an endoscope. Unlike a standard endoscopy that is utilized solely for diagnosing a condition, a therapeutic endoscopy is used as a tool for performing procedures that may effectively treat conditions for various parts of the digestive system, including:
Bile ducts
Esophagus
Gallbladder
Liver
Pancreas
Stomach
Small intestine
Conditions
Conditions that may be treated through therapeutic endoscopy include:
Blocked bile ducts
Fistulas
Migrating stents
Pancreatic cysts
Tumors
Procedures performed with therapeutic endoscopy
Procedures that are performed through the use of therapeutic endoscopy include:
- Cholangioscopy: This is a non-invasive endoscopic procedure used to visualize and treat conditions of the bile ducts.
- Endoscopic lithotripsy: This procedure locates and fragments calculi stones into removable or passable pieces. Calculi are formations of mineral salts found in organs or ducts of the body.
- Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a technique for removing abnormal or cancerous tissues from the digestive tract.
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): This procedure treats conditions of the pancreatic and bile ducts. It is used in conjunction with X-rays.
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD): An advanced procedure conducted to remove gastrointestinal tumors.
- Endoscopic suturing: A technique performed for treating primary obesity to restrict gastric size.
- Fistula closure: An endoscopic procedure to close gastric, duodenal, and colonic perforations (fistulas).
- Pancreatic cyst management: Pancreatic cysts are pockets of fluid on or within the pancreas. Therapeutic endoscopy assists in draining these pockets should the patient become symptomatic.