Endoscopy Laboratory
Podwisłowcze Str. 22a,
Rzeszów,
Poland
Phone:
+48 17 850 37 00
+48 17 850 37 01
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The Endoscopy Laboratory offers a broad range of diagnostic tests and surgical procedures of the top and bottom sections of the alimentary tract. Most of the tests we perform can be done under general anaesthesia the examinations are assisted by a professional anaesthetist to help the patient avoid the discomfort of the test.

Gastroscopy (Panendoscopy)
Following an interview and a physical examination (and sometimes additional tests like for example: magnetic resonance, CAT Scanner, ultrasound), your doctor may suspect that you have a gullet, stomach or duodenum condition. In order to confirm your doctor’s suspicion, a method known as gastroscopy is used, which is considered to be the most effective method for assessing these parts of your alimentary tract. Additionally, if necessary, it is possible to collect specimens for tests for Helicobacter Pylori (bacteria responsible for recurrence of ulcers) or carry out a microscopic assessment if the patient is diagnosed with stomach ulcer, a polyp or other changes. These tests are vital for choosing methods for further treatment. Currently, there is no other method available which would offer similar diagnostic possibilities.

Preparation for a gastroscopy test and a colonoscopy test takes about 8 hours on an empty stomach. Also, one day before the colonoscopy test, solid waste needs to be removed from the bowels, which is done in consultation with a doctor.

Endoscopic polypectomy of the top or bottom part of the alimentary tract.
If, following a medical examination, you have been diagnosed with a polyp (or a large number of polyps) in the top or bottom part of your alimentary tract, your doctor may suggest you polypectomy. This is an operation that involves cutting out the polyp.
This can be done in two ways:
1/ surgical operation (by cutting through the abdomen integument) or
2/ by using an endoscope and special endoscopy instruments such as a endoscopic electrosurgical diathermy loop (polypectomy).

The use of endoscopy reduces the risk of post-surgery complications, normally causes no pain does not require deep anaesthesia. It is also important that no scars are left on the skin and that recovery does not take long. Scientific research and many years of observations confirm that a polyp is a benign tumour, which, if left untreated for years, may turn into a malignant tumour.

ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)

Once you are diagnosed with a condition and take further tests, it is recommended that your follow up with a ERCP test, which uses an endoscope and X-ray contract agent. An ERCP test helps to detect, more easily than other techniques, pancreas conditions (e.g. inflammation, tumour) and bile duct conditions (e.g. stones, bile discharge obstruction, tumour) or gall bladder conditions.

Preparation for an MR test takes about 8 hours on an empty stomach. The test requires hospitalization for at least 24 hours as well as special biochemical tests.