Esophagoscopy is a procedure in which doctor checks the inner portion of your esophagus. For this examination a tool or device called as endoscope is used. The endoscope contains a light and a camera that communicates photos within your throat to a video screen. Esophagoscopy is used to examining, analyzing and treating several throat related problems like esophageal malignancy, Barrett’s throat, and items stuck in the throat.
Esophagoscopy is classified into three major forms;
Rigid endoscopy– In this a rigid endoscope is entered deep down the throat through mouth.
Flexible esophagoscopy– Here a flexible endoscope is embedded through the mouth and down the throat into the throat.
Transnasal flexible endoscopy-.This is quite similar to flexible esophagoscopy but a mere difference is that the insertion of endoscope is done through nose.
Esophagoscopy can be usefully adopted for voice box (larynx) too. In following cases, esophagoscopy comes out with remarkable and quite successful outcomes.
Acid reflux
Damage of esophagus by stomach’s acid
Cancer of neck, throat or airway
Tumor of throat or esophagus
Chronic cough
Any prior injury in esophagus
Lump in throat
Scar tissue or muscular disorder
Vomiting blood
If you experience any of the above infections, you need to visit your doctor as soon as possible. OM SAI ENT Hospital is the best esophagoscopy centre in Gwalior. Dr. SP Sahni, the director of Om Sai ENT Hospital Gwalior is one of the leading and familiar ENT experts in the region of Gwalior. The hospital in its best capacity utilizes all the technological advancements and aims to facilitate its patients with utmost care that too at much cheaper costs.
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