An ultrasound probe may be attached to the endoscope to create specialized images of the wall of your esophagus or stomach. Your doctor can pass special tools through the endoscope to treat problems in your digestive system, such as burning a bleeding vessel to stop bleeding, widening a narrow esophagus, clipping off a polyp or removing a foreign object.Īn endoscopy is sometimes combined with other procedures, such as an ultrasound. Your doctor may use an endoscopy to collect tissue samples (biopsy) to test for diseases and conditions, such as anemia, bleeding, inflammation, diarrhea or cancers of the digestive system. An endoscopy may help your doctor determine what's causing digestive signs and symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, difficulty swallowing and gastrointestinal bleeding. Your doctor may recommend an endoscopy procedure to:
It includes the organs necessary to digest food, absorb nutrients and process waste.Īn upper endoscopy is used to diagnose and, sometimes, treat conditions that affect the upper part of your digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach and beginning of the small intestine (duodenum). Your digestive tract stretches from your mouth to your anus.
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