In order to explain to children how the human body works, writers describe a situation in which fictional characters travel through the human body, for example, having sunk into the giant's mouth.
In the Netherlands in March 2008, a museum was opened, entering which you get inside a person and observe the processes taking place in it. How does the body react to a bun with cheese, how does an increase and decrease in acidity occur?
The doctor who does FGDS does this journey daily.
How do FGDS?
FGDS - fibrogastroduodenoscopy, or fibrogastroscopy, FGS - is prescribed for suspected digestive tract pathology. Using a flexible probe, a backlit sensor is introduced into the body through the esophagus, and through a special apparatus with an eyepiece - an endoscope - the doctor examines the digestive tract, stomach and duodenum. The method is unpleasant, but not painful.
The patient only needs to relax and breathe correctly, holding the mouthpiece with his teeth. The doctor introduces the probe himself during FGDS. This is much more convenient than the earlier inspection procedure, in which the patient had to swallow the probe himself. FGS done faster than radiography. No need to specially prepare, drink a contrast agent, from which an allergic reaction sometimes develops.
The procedure is done on an empty stomach. If you have dinner in the area of 20.00, then at 8.00 you can go to the reception.
In the doctor’s office, if necessary, “Lidocaine” will be dripped onto the root of the tongue in order to remove the discomfort from entering the hose as much as possible. Then the patient is laid on his left side, asked to tightly grip the mouthpiece with his teeth and enter the sensor.
Usually, 4-5 minutes are enough for the procedure, and in cases where you need to take a piece of tissue for a biopsy - 10-15.
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding FGS
When assigning a procedure, patients ask the following questions regarding its implementation:
- I was prescribed FGDS of the stomach. What it is?
- How does GFDS of the stomach differ from studies of the duodenum, and why should I do this if my stomach hurts?
- If they take a biopsy, does it hurt?
- Can gastric acidity be recognized through PGF?
- FGDS - is it a medical procedure or diagnostic?
- Can I do an ultrasound scan instead of the FGDS ?
FGDS of the stomach and duodenum - similar procedures. They are performed together, and often the pain, which the patient calls pain in the stomach, provokes the pathology of the duodenum.
When pinching tissue for a biopsy, there will be no pain.
The doctor may make an assumption about the presence of increased or decreased acidity based on the opened picture. Another study is required to determine the acidity level.
FGDS is a diagnostic procedure, but if it is prescribed in case of emergency, and there is the necessary equipment, during it it is possible to remove foreign bodies from the stomach and remove polyps.
Ultrasound shows a pathology expressed in a change in an organ in size. The state of the tissues of the organs of ultrasound can not be characterized.
What can you learn about the state of the digestive system after FGS?
The doctor puts the diagnosis after the endoscopic fibrosis procedure. The conclusion contains a description of the type of mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, contains information about the presence or absence of an ulcerative or erosive process, an assessment of the contents of the stomach, motor disorders, and peristalsis.