At our Endoscopy unit, diagnostic and treatment-oriented interventional endoscopic procedures are performed under anesthesia and observation of the department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation.
The following procedures are performed at the Endoscopy unit:
o Imaging of bile and pancreatic ducts
o Endoscopic sphincterotomy
o Extraction of bile duct calculi
o Balloon dilatation in bile duct strictures
o Stenting in bile duct strictures
o Extraction of calculi or stenting in pancreas patients
o Nasobiliary stenting
o Diagnostic imaging, staging and biopsy
o Cystogastrostomy in pancreatic cysts
o Celiac blockage in chronic pancreatitis
o Celiac blockage in pancreas cancer
o Bile duct drainage procedures
o Chromoendoscopy-magnifying endoscopy
o Endoscopic ultrasonography, mini-probe endoscopic ultrasonography
o Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
o Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
o Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)
o Submucosal endoscopic tumor resection (STER/POET)
o Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR)
o Anti-reflux mucosectomy (ARMS-reflux, GERDx, TIF2)
o Peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (G-POEM/POP-gastroparesis)
o Endoscopic Zenker diverticuloseptomyotomy (esophageal diverticula)
o Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (obesity)
o Enteroscopy (Power Spiral-motorized enteroscopy, single-balloon enteroscopy, double-balloon enteroscopy)
o Endoscopic-laparoscopic treatments (LECS)
o Per-anal endoscopic myectomy (PAEM)
o Electro-incision, argon plasma coagulation and laser
o Endoscopic suturing practices (overstitch, hemoclips, OTSC, loop…)