Can gastroscopy and colonoscopy be done together?

When people eat a variety of grains, gastrointestinal diseases are very common. The most common gastrointestinal diseases are ulcers, polyps, tumors, etc. No matter what kind of disease it is, it will have an impact on the human body. Therefore, as long as we detect and treat it early, we can eliminate the disease in its infancy. Generally, gastrointestinal diseases require gastroscopy or colonoscopy during examination. Some people want to know whether gastroscopy and colonoscopy can be done at the same time? In fact, as long as the body allows, gastroscopy and colonoscopy can be done at the same time.

Three major advantages of electronic colonoscopy

The electronic colonoscopy is a painless examination with an accuracy rate of over 99%, which avoids misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. It is currently the cutting-edge equipment for the examination and diagnosis of anorectal diseases in the world.

1. Intelligent examination: digital color screen display, images can be fixed, stored, and reproduced, which can be used for comparison before and after treatment, color printing results, medical record management, query, etc.

2. Technical advantages: Both doctors and patients can understand the condition clearly, accurately and intuitively, avoiding misdiagnosis and wrong treatment, and providing a reliable basis for clinical treatment.

3. Technological breakthrough: It can collect and diagnose deep lesions in the anorectal area in real time, breaking the disadvantages of traditional anoscopy and digital anal examination that are prone to misdiagnosis.

What preparations should be made before electronic colonoscopy?

Electronic colonoscopy is different from traditional colonoscopy. The whole examination process is painless and fast. You only need to eat light food before coming to the hospital.

1. Lie on your left side with your knees bent.

2. The doctor will slowly insert the colonoscope through the anus and observe the intestinal cavity for any lesions. You may feel abdominal distension and the urge to defecate. At this time, you should take a deep breath to relax yourself.

3. The entire inspection process takes about 10-20 minutes.

Gastroenteroscopy is the only means of early detection of tumors

There are many methods that claim to be able to screen tumors early: checking for occult blood in stool, checking for tumor markers in the blood, abdominal CT, MRI, B-ultrasound, etc. Director Shen said that these are of no use at all in detecting early digestive tract tumors.

The tumor markers in the serum cannot determine the location of the tumor, and most of the time it is already in the middle or late stages. Abdominal CT, MRI, B-ultrasound and other examinations are only sensitive to solid organs, and the detection rate of tumors in hollow organs such as the gastrointestinal tract is very low.

The use of painless gastroscopy has changed the current situation where people are afraid of traditional gastroscopy. Patients can clearly see the stomach, esophagus and intestines in just a few minutes without any pain. Almost all common inflammations, ulcers, polyps and mid- and late-stage gastrointestinal cancers can be detected. At the same time, combined with advanced argon high-frequency electrosurgery equipment, atrophic gastritis, gastrointestinal polyps, gastric ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. with a higher risk of canceration can be removed and treated directly under the microscope, eliminating the pain of surgery.