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June 17, 2022 What is Hydrogen Methane Breath Test When mentioning to patients about tests for gut disorders, endoscopy, blood and stool assays spring into mind. However, what is bubbling in your gut now offers potentially new insights into common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (GI). Therefore, hydrogen-methane breath testing can be considered...

June 17, 2022 What is High Resolution Manometry? Esophageal manometry is a motility (movement) study of your esophagus (or food pipe), which is a long muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. The lower oesophageal sphincter lies at the lower end of the esophagus which meets the stomach, and helps to...

June 17, 2022 What is Gastroscopy (OGD)? A gastroscopy is a procedure to look inside the oesophagus, stomach and the start of the small intestine (duodenum) and examine its lining. Gastroscopy is also known as upper GI endoscopy or Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy (OGD). Gastroenterologists are the specialists that perform this procedure. They have received special training to...

June 17, 2022 What is Fibroscan? FibroScan® is a non-invasive way of assessing liver stiffness. It is based on Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE™) technology and is designed to perform non-invasive measurements of liver vibration shear wave speed and estimate liver tissue stiffness. The information it provides is different from an ultrasound scan....

June 17, 2022 What is Feeding Tube Insertion? After being afflicted with stroke or other medical conditions, patients can have difficulty swallowing. Food is at risk of getting into the lung during the swallowing process. Sometimes eating becomes so inefficient that they cannot eat enough to meet their nutritional needs. In these situations,...

June 17, 2022 What is Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)? ERCP is an advanced endoscopic technique which combines interventional endoscopy and interventional radiology to treat conditions in the bile ducts and the pancreatic duct. These ducts are drainage channels to drain bile and pancreatic juice from the liver and the pancreas respectively. Special techniques...

June 14, 2022 What is Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)? EUS is an advanced endoscopic technique that combines endoscopy and ultrasound. This allows the endoscopist to examine the walls of the digestive tract beyond its internal lining. Adjacent organs and structures can also be examined including the pancreas, bile ducts, liver and gallbladder. EUS also allows the...

June 14, 2022 What is Emergency Hemostasis? Bleeding can occur in the oesophagus, stomach and intestine; this is called bleeding gastrointestinal tract. The causes of bleeding include: Ulcers Tumours Diverticular disease Esophageal or gastric varices Abnormal blood vessel Traumatic tear Procedure related complications – e.g. post ERCP, polypectomy and endoscopic submucosal resection. Medication...

June 14, 2022 What is Colon Transit Study? The colon transit study is a motility (movement) study of your colon (large intestines). It is used to determine if your colon is moving too slowly.

June 14, 2022 What is 24hr pH Impedance Test? Most people will experience reflux at various points in their lives. There are cases where patients experience severe symptoms such as persistent heartburn, chest pain and regurgitation, but there may be no obvious evidence of reflux on a gastroscopy. The reflux study involves a...