Endoscopy services at Aut Even Hospital are provided by a team of Consultants with expert knowledge and clinical experience in the fields of Gastroenterology, Colorectal Surgery and General Surgery. For the majority of patients, endoscopy procedures are carried out as a day-case procedure.
Your GP may recommend an endoscopy procedure to further assess symptoms such as:
- Stomach pain
- Ulcers, gastritis, or difficulty swallowing
- Digestive tract bleeding
- Changes in bowel habits (chronic constipation or diarrhoea)
- Polyps or growths in the colon
Gastroscopy
This procedure allows for a visual inspection of the interior of the oesophagus stomach and duodenum without making an incision. Requiring only mild sedation, an endoscope (a small, highly flexible tube with a minute video camera at the end) is passed through the mouth and into the stomach.
Colonoscopy
Consultants providing Direct Access Endoscopy Services
Dr. Abdur Aftab – Gastroenterologist
Mr. Terence Christle – General Surgeon
Mr Robert Hannon – General Surgeon
Mr. Michael Hurley – General Surgeon