Florida
Hospital Altamonte
Endoscopy Services
 Florida
Hospital Altamonte also offers comprehensive state-of-the-art
Endoscopy services, staffed by professional nurses and specially
trained technicians to provide you with the care you need
before, during and after your procedure.
Your physician
will give you specific preparation instructions prior to your
procedure. The following outlines various procedures and what
you can expect for comfort and medications.
- Upper
Gastrointestinal (G.I.) Endoscopy - Used to diagnose
problems like ulcers, foreign objects or tumors. A long
flexible tube or endoscope is passed through the mouth to
the esophagus, stomach or small intestine for direct viewing.
Preparation: Your throat may be anesthetized with
spray or gargle and intravenous sedation will be given.
- Lower
G.I. Endoscopy - Used to examine the entire colon or
rectum and sigmoid colon. A flexible tube with a mechanism
for direct, clear visualization of tissue passed through
the rectum into the lower G.I. tract for direct observation.
Preparation: Colonoscopy usually requires intravenous
sedation. Sedation or pain medication is generally not required
for sigmoidoscopy.
- Bronchoscopy-
Used to gather specimens, diagnose tumors and study or remove
foreign objects in the lungs. Bronchoscopy is a painless,
direct examination of your air passages. During this procedure,
a flexible tube ( a bronchoscope) is used to enter your
air passages and lungs through your nose, past the vocal
chords, and into the trachea and bronchi.
Preparation: You may receive intravenous sedation
or local anesthesia.
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