Diagnostic / Examination

Step. 1

It can be diagnosed through medical history and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Step. 2

The most accurate way to check for esophagitis is to look directly inside the esophagus with an endoscope.
Step. 3

Mainly, the inside of the esophagus is broken (either erosion or ulcer), or damage such as blisters or scars is observed.
Step. 4

If necessary, a small amount of tissue inside the esophagus may be collected through an endoscope and observed under a microscope.

Esophagitis Treatment

Treatment varies depending on the cause of esophagitis, but there are largely drug therapy, life therapy, and surgical therapy.

Medication

If gastric acid reflux causes it, take gastric acid secretion inhibitors. In the case of esophagitis caused by bacteria or bacteria, certain antibiotics are treated.
Life therapy

If the drug causes esophagitis, stop taking the drug or consume enough water to prevent it from staying in the esophagus until it recovers.
Surgical treatment

If medication does not work or causes bleeding, perforation, or stenosis, surgery should be performed.

Digestive disease treatment program

Capsule Endoscope
Endoscopic ultrasound
Anti-reflux surgery

Capsule Endoscope

Conventional gastric/colorectal endoscopy can examine the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and entire large intestine. However, in the case of the small intestine, visual examination through an endoscope is not possible, so accurate diagnosis is often difficult.
Capsule endoscopy is an equipment that contains a camera, flash, and transmitter in a small capsule measuring 11x26mm. It examines the small intestine by taking two pictures per second as it passes through the digestive tract according to bowel movement. It swallows small capsules and allows a normal life, allowing safe testing without any special inconvenience.

Endoscopic ultrasound

General endoscopy can observe diseases, tumors, and ulcers on the surface of the gastric/colorectal mucosa, but it is difficult to diagnose deep under the mucosa. However, endoscopic ultrasound is a combination of endoscopy and ultrasound by attaching an ultrasound converter to the tip of the endoscope, which allows close access to the lesion, determines the depth of cancer infiltration, metastasis, and helps diagnose early cancer stage. The test method is the same as for general endoscopy.

Anti-reflux surgery

It is a method of wrapping and fixing the lower esophageal tightening muscle between the stomach and the esophagus with nearby gastric tissue.

GANGNAM GIE HOSPITAL

Features of the Digestive Disease
Center in GANGNAM GIE HOSPITAL

Diagnosis and treatment at the same time

We provide precise diagnosis of digestive diseases through tests
such as endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, and CT,
and concurrently treat and manage fatty liver, chronic hepatitis B, and C.

Private space

All endoscopy rooms are independent and separate, so you can feel comfortable while undergoing the examination. In addition, the facility is equipped with the latest endoscopy equipment to ensure patient peace of mind .

Reliable skills

Treatment is provided by an endoscopic team that has performed over 5,000 therapeutic endoscopies and over 1,000 endoscopic cancer resection surgeries (ESD) on average per year. We provide detailed explanations from tumor diagnosis to endoscopic treatment process and results.

Rapid response

Endoscopic treatment may cause complications such as bleeding or perforation because it involves removing the tumor. Gangnam Gie Hospital has an emergency endoscopy team and an emergency surgery team on standby 24 hours a day, enabling a quick response.

Comfortable endoscope

All endoscope systems are equipped with carbon dioxide injection devices, and the carbon dioxide is expelled from the body 150 times faster than the air used in general endoscopes , minimizing discomfort after the examination.

Esophageal Disease

Step. 1

It can be diagnosed through medical history and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Step. 2

The most accurate way to check for esophagitis is to look directly inside the esophagus with an endoscope.

Step. 3

Mainly, the inside of the esophagus is broken (either erosion or ulcer), or damage such as blisters or scars is observed.

Step. 4

If necessary, a small amount of tissue inside the esophagus may be collected through an endoscope and observed under a microscope.

Medication

If gastric acid reflux causes it, take gastric acid secretion inhibitors. In the case of esophagitis caused by bacteria or bacteria, certain antibiotics are treated.

Life therapy

If the drug causes esophagitis, stop taking the drug or consume enough water to prevent it from staying in the esophagus until it recovers.

Surgical treatment

If medication does not work or causes bleeding, perforation, or stenosis, surgery should be performed.

Capsule Endoscope

Endoscopic ultrasound

Anti-reflux surgery

It is a method of wrapping and fixing the lower esophageal tightening muscle between the stomach and the esophagus with nearby gastric tissue.

Diagnosis and treatment at the same time

We provide precise diagnosis of digestive diseases through tests such as endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, and CT, and concurrently treat and manage fatty liver, chronic hepatitis B, and C.

Private space

All endoscopy rooms are independent and separate, so you can feel comfortable while undergoing the examination. In addition, the facility is equipped with the latest endoscopy equipment to ensure patient peace of mind .

Reliable skills

Treatment is provided by an endoscopic team that has performed over 5,000 therapeutic endoscopies and over 1,000 endoscopic cancer resection surgeries (ESD) on average per year. We provide detailed explanations from tumor diagnosis to endoscopic treatment process and results.

Rapid response

Endoscopic treatment may cause complications such as bleeding or perforation because it involves removing the tumor. Gangnam Gie Hospital has an emergency endoscopy team and an emergency surgery team on standby 24 hours a day, enabling a quick response.

Comfortable endoscope

All endoscope systems are equipped with carbon dioxide injection devices, and the carbon dioxide is expelled from the body 150 times faster than the air used in general endoscopes , minimizing discomfort after the examination.

We provide precise diagnosis of digestive diseases through tests
such as endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, abdominal ultrasound, and CT,
and concurrently treat and manage fatty liver, chronic hepatitis B, and C.