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Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker revealed on Instagram that his recent hospitalization for pancreatitis was after endoscopy, but what is endoscopy?
“I felt good to have an endoscopy on Monday, but after dinner I felt intolerable pain and have been hospitalized ever since,” he said on Saturday, July 2nd. Speaking in the story of nstagram.
“During endoscopy, I resected a very small polyp in a very sensitive area. It was usually treated by a specialist and unfortunately damaged an important pancreatic drainage tube. This is serious. Caused a life-threatening pancreatitis. “
He is now recovering and doing much better.
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According to the National Institute of Diabetes, Gastrointestinal and Kidney Disease, the gastrointestinal tract is a “long twisted tube” that extends from the mouth, stomach, and small intestine to the large intestine and consists of the cecum, colon, and rectum.
The endoscopy is as follows: “Procedures for examining the body using an endoscope. An endoscope is a thin tubular instrument with an observation light and a lens. There may also be tools to remove the tissue under examination. Illness. Observe the signs under a microscope. “
According to the American College of Gastroenterology (American College of Gastroenterology), upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD) is a procedure that examines the upper gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, or the first part of the small intestine. ACG).
This is often done due to persistent heartburn, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain or dysphagia when the patient is bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract, according to ACG.
Although EGD is considered a safe procedure, each ACG can cause complications such as lacerations, bleeding or infection of the esophagus, stomach or lining of the duodenum.
Another type of endoscopy, known as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), is inserted from the patient’s mouth to the small intestine to treat bile and pancreatic duct problems according to ACG. ..
Dr. Kanwar Gil, a gastroenterologist at John Muir Health in Northern California, told Fox News.
“The most common reason [for an ERCP] Finding and removing gallstones that are stuck in the bile ducts. Other common reasons are to look for the cause of acute pancreatitis (inflammation or inflammation of the pancreas), to clear the obstruction of the bile duct when drainage is not possible due to a tumor of the bile or pancreas, and leakage of bile or pancreas. Is to treat. Duct “, for each ACG.
Barker did not specify the type of endoscopy, but Gil was able to perform an ampoule resection, which means removing the ampoule (the drainage site of the pancreatic and bile ducts), where adenomas are common. Stated.
“For deep intestinal endoscopy, such as a double balloon or single balloon scope, [which] Get deeper [of the gastrointestinal tract] The concept for checking for small bowel problems is the same as pressure trauma [to cause pancreatitis],” He said.
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However, colonoscopy should finally use a flexible instrument with a camera, the colonoscopy. This allows the operator to evaluate the entire colon in real time as it passes through the scope.
Colon endoscopy diagnoses and / or evaluates colon cancer screening and various disorders of the gastrointestinal tract such as colon polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, bleeding, change in bowel habits, abdominal pain or obstruction, ACG Added.
ACG states that colonoscopy is “very safe” when performed by a well-trained doctor (often a gastroenterologist).
“Very rare, but most [colonoscopy] Complications are associated with the administration of sedatives (heart and respiratory problems). The colon can also be partially torn (perforated), which may require surgery, “says ACG.
“In rare cases, removal of the polyp or bleeding from the procedure itself may require additional treatment, such as hospitalization or blood transfusion.”
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The previous recommendation was that most Americans start colonoscopy by the age of 50, but the US Preventive Services Task Force now gives patients colorectal symptoms, family history of colon cancer, and polyps. , Or unless you have inflammatory bowel disease, we recommend 45 years.
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“If one or more first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, or children) have precancerous polyps or colon cancer, the general guideline is 10 than the youngest age or age of a family with colon cancer. The age is to start screening for younger colorectal cancer. 40, whichever is younger, “according to ACG.
“There are additional guidelines for suspected or confirmed rare syndromes, and these options should be discussed with your doctor.”