Instruments used in gastroenterology
This is a list of instruments used specially in Gastroenterology.
Instrument list
| Instrument | Uses[1] |
|---|---|
| Gastroscope | Used to perform esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD/OGD) |
| Duodenoscope | Used to perform ERCP |
| Enteroscope | Used to perform push enteroscopy |
| Colonoscope | Used to perform colonoscopy |
| Flexible sigmoidoscope | Used to perform flexible sigmoidoscopy |
| Rigid sigmoidoscope | Used to perform rigid sigmoidoscopy |
| Ultrasound endoscope | Used to perform endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) |
| Video capsule | Used to perform video capsule enteroscopy |
| Endoscopy snare | Used to perform polypectomy and endoscopic foreign body removal |
| Band ligator | Used to perform variceal band ligation |
| Sengstaken–Blakemore tube | Used in the management of bleeding esophageal varices |
| Balloon dilator | Used to perform esophageal balloon dilatation, pyloric dilatation or ileocolonic dilatation |
| Savary-Gilliard dilator | Used to perform esophageal bougie dilatation |
| Heater probe | Used to perform endoscopic heater probe thermocoagulation of bleeding blood vessels |
| APC unit | Used to perform endoscopic Argon plasma coagulation |
| PEG tube | Used to perform percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| Menghini needle or Tru-Cut needle | Used to perform percutaneous liver biopsy |
Image gallery
Video gastroscope
Video colonoscope
Endoscopy snare used to perform polypectomy
PEG tube
References
- Food And Drug Administration, HHS (1 March 2017). "Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Manual Gastroenterology-Urology Surgical Instruments and Accessories. Final rule; technical amendment". Federal Register. 82 (39): 12171. ISSN 0097-6326. PMID 28355043. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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