Pediatric Esophagoscopy- Esophagogastroscopy

Esophagoscopy is the process of visual examination of esophagus through a divice called esophagoscope and it is performed on children under general anesthesia. Esophagoscope is made of metal tube with an inner lens system that makes the front parts visible by refracting beams coming from the light source. Esophagoscopy is used to evaluate the inner section of esophagus, to collect tissue samples when needed, to remove foreign bodies from esophagus and to assess congenital esophagus diseases.

Esophagogastroscopy is the procedure of examining esophagus and stomach through a device called esophagogastroscope and it is performed on children undergeneral anesthesia. Esophagogastroscope is an advanced device which may have two or three channels depending on its type, and has a tail end that can be bent towards various directions and particular angles and is lightened via a light source. Esophagogastroscopy is performed in order to examine esophagus, stomach and, when needed, beginning parts of duodenum and small intestine to collect samples, to remove foreign bodies, and to administer medication enlarged blood vessels in the esophagus and stomach.

Considerations before esophagoscopy-esophagogastroscopy

• Please contact Pediatric Surgery Outpatient clinic on the control date stated in the appointment.

• Please bring your official referral documents and X-ray results with you, if any.

• Please have a control examination done and if any additional tests requested, please take these requests to the relevant departments.

• Please show the test results to your physician in the outpatient clinic.

• Please be sure to keep your child fasting starting from the identified hour on the night before the surgery. Otherwise, please inform your physician in charge.

• If there is any medication that your child is taking regularly, please make sure to use the medication in compliance with the instructions of the physician, who has given the appointment before the examination. Please bring all X-rays of the child with you.

• If your child has any additional prescriptions for other illnesses that were prescribed to be taken before and/or after receiving anesthesia, please bring these medications with you.

• Please keep the referral documents with you.

• If there are any changes in the condition of your child (such as fever, runny nose, cough and vomiting) since the last check up, please inform your Physician of these instances.

• Please take the operating room request document, prepared by the secretariat of Pediatric Surgery Outpatient Clinic.

Considerations at Outpatient Surgery Center

• Please submit the operating room request document, the patient file, all of the X-rays and medications, if any, to the secretariat of Outpatient Surgery Center.

• Please remain in the waiting lounge until your child’s name is called.

• Please enter with your child, when called.

• Please accompany your child while she/he gets undressed and puts on special clothing.

• Please be sure that there are no accessories such as watches, necklaces, rings, earrings, etc. on your child.

• Please return to the waiting lounge, while the child is taken inside with a stretcher.

• For the surgery information please keep up with the screen which is situated in the waiting lounge.

• After being kept in the reanimation unit for a while after the surgery the child will be taken to a different hall where his/her relative can be with him/her..

• When the child is entirely awake, you will be allowed to leave the hospital.

• Necessary information will be given about your child’s process result, diet and control procedure after the surgery..

• If tissue sample is collected during the operation, please remember to submit it to Pediatric Pathology unit.