Spyglass Cholangioscopy in Ludhiana, Punjab
What is Cholangioscopy?
Spyglass Cholangioscopy in Ludhiana, Punjab, Cholangioscopy is the procedure in which a very small flexible endoscope helps the doctor to see inside of the bile ducts. The doctors use this approach for addressing medical issues like bile duct stone removal.
If the procedure is coupled with the pancreas visualization then it is termed as cholangiopancreatoscopy. Your doctor will suggest this approach when the imaging techniques are not sufficient to give the right type of diagnosis. It can be helpful when the therapeutic intervention is required for seeing everything directly.
Along with seeing the bile duct, this procedure helps the doctor to examine and visualize the pancreatic ducts and hepatic (liver).
If the procedure is coupled with the pancreas visualization then it is termed as cholangiopancreatoscopy. Your doctor will suggest this approach when the imaging techniques are not sufficient to give the right type of diagnosis. It can be helpful when the therapeutic intervention is required for seeing everything directly.
Along with seeing the bile duct, this procedure helps the doctor to examine and visualize the pancreatic ducts and hepatic (liver).
What is SpyGlass cholangioscopy?
SpyGlass cholangioscopy is the recently developed approach for seeing the bile ducts. The doctor will be able to see the biliary duct system along with difficult-to-reach areas like the pancreas small duct. The device has a tiny camera attached to one end.
What needs to be done before Spyglass cholangioscopy?
Before the doctor performs SpyGlass cholangioscopy, here are some of the things which he will perform:
- Ask you to get blood tests along with imaging studies
- Ask you questions regarding the chronic health issues
- Ask you whether you are taking any medications
- Talk about any type of allergy you might have
- Help you understand the procedure in depth including the possible complications. He will also address your doubts about the procedure.
- Get your written consent to undergo the procedure
- Before 8 to 12 hours of the procedure, you will be told not to eat anything.
What happens during SpyGlass cholangioscopy?
Your health will be looked upon and you need to wear a hospital gown. You will be given local anesthesia. The spyglass access and delivery catheter are attached with a duodenoscope which is inserted through the mouth and reaches down the stomach area. During the procedure, you won’t feel choking or gagging. You are easily able to breathe throughout the entire procedure, as you will be under monitored anaesthesia.
What happens after the SpyGlass cholangioscopy?
While you are in the recovery room, the vital signs will be checked. Till the time, the effect of the sedative has not worn off, you will be in the recovery room. Until the next day, you should not eat anything. Make sure that you ask someone to drive you back home as till the time the anesthesia effect is there you cannot drive.
What is SpyGlass cholangioscopy used for?
SpyGlass cholangioscopy is used to treat and diagnose many health issues of the liver, pancreas, and bile ducts. Also, it includes the following:
- Exclusion of the cancerous stricture
- Bile duct cancer diagnoses
- Biopsy of the ducts getting narrow down abnormally ( indeterminate strictures)
- Post-transplantation biliary problems are diagnosed and checked
- Checking certain types of infections
- Locating the tumor location in the pancreatic ducts and bile
- Biliary tract bleeding (hemobilia)
Are there any possible complications with SpyGlass cholangioscopy?
Although the procedure is safe when it is performed under the supervision of experts.
- Nerve damage
- Bile duct injury
- Inflammatory syndrome
- Collection of pus in the liver (liver abscess)
- Nausea or vomiting
- Low blood pressure (Hypertension)
- Pancreas inflammation (Pancreatitis)
These are some of the very rare complications which can occur. However, make sure that you consult the skilled and proficient health expert who is having in-depth knowledge about the way the procedure works.
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If you would like to know about the procedure in detail and how it will prove beneficial to diagnose your condition, then give us a call to book your appointment. One-to-one consultation with the health experts will help you understand properly how it works, its benefits, and rare complications, it might have.