Question
The turn around time is dependent on the nature of the tests required. If the tissue specimens are taken solely for the purpose of detecting Helicobacter pylori infection, the result should be ready within 24 hrs.
For histological analysis using a microscope, a turn around time of 2 to 3 days is generally required. More time may be needed if special immunohistochemical staining is necessary to arrive at the diagnosis.
- Dr Quan
It takes usually 2-3 days.
Besides clinching diagnoses such as gastric ulcers, colonic polyps, or cancers, modern endoscopes can certainly be used to treat many different digestive conditions. Gastric Ulcer Small Intestine Polyp Bleeding gastric varices By removing a growth known as polyp in the large intestine through the process of Colonoscopy and Polypectomy, colon cancer death rates has been shown to be reduced by more than 50%. In cases with active bleeding from the digestive tract, endoscopy is now the first line treatment to arrest the bleeding.
Hi Si Yi, Endoscopy is minimally invasive. The risk of endoscopy is much lower than most surgery and most, if not all procedures, are carried out under some form of sedation or anaesthesia. This means that patients would sleep through the entire procedure and therefore not be aware or have no recollection of the procedure upon completion. The risk of endoscopy varies according to the type of procedure. A straightforward upper digestive endoscopy, for instance, can be completed in 15 minutes and carries very low risk of 1 in 10 thousand while colonoscopy carries a risk of 1 in a thousand.
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