The Digestive Endoscopy Unit is part of Digestive Medicine, a specialist unit dedicated to the study of the digestive tract. Its purpose is the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in an efficient and satisfactory way for patients.
Digestive endoscopy is one of the major advances in modern gastroenterology and our hospital offers the newest and latest equipment in endoscopic procedures, minimilizing invasive techniques. Our experts examin and treat problems of the digestive tract during endoscopic procedures with a decreased impact on surrounding tissues.
Services offered by the Gastroenterology & Endoscopy Unit at Helicopteros Sanitarios:
- Direct examination of most of the digestive tract.
- To take cytological and biological samples for histopathological studies.
- Perform many other therapeutic procedures (for sclerosis, colonic ligatures, dilators, prosthesis placement, Colonic polypectomy etc.)