What happens during the procedure?
After a consultation with the specialist Gastroenterology and anaesthetist, you will be escorted by our nursing staff to the endoscopy suite. There you will be given a sedation anaesthetic and placed on your side. A mouth guard is placed over your teeth. and an endoscope is passed into your mouth, down the oesophagus into the stomach and duodenum. Small tissue samples (biopsies) are usually taken during the procedure, as required. The procedural time is approximately 15 minutes.