What is fiberoptic endoscopy?
Fiberoptic endoscopy is an exploring the interior of the patient with the help of fiberoptic hoses to illuminate the area and photography for care providers to look at. In this procedure, the care provider puts an optical fiber tube into the patient to collect information. It can be closed inside a rigid or flexible endoscopic tube along with the instrumental duct for introducing tools, or it can be a separate fiber that allows the doctor only to look into the patient. The optical fiber allows the transmission of light along the narrow connection to achieve the interior of the patient's body, and return the image from a simple cable mounted on another set of wires. The aim of fibrous endoscopy is to visualize the interior of the patient to seek any potential causes of the medical problem.
The very common use of this procedure is the treatment of head and neck conditions. The physician can put the fiber over the patient's nose to look at the inside of the nose and the back of the neck. It can be useful for diagnosing faultsswallowing and other head and neck problems. Fiberoptic endoscopy is also available to evaluate other health conditions, either a natural opening such as the mouth, or surgically created to get access to places like the inside of the abdomen.
depending on the site that the doctor needs to look at, the patient may be in anesthesia for fiberoptic endoscopy. In less invasive procedures, people can be awake, with a local anesthetist to reduce hoses and sedative irritation to remain relaxed. For example, in endoscopic swallowing, the patient remains on standby and aware of, while the doctor looks at the throat to see the patient has difficulty swallowing or speaking.
The risks of fiberoptic endoscopy differ depending on where the doctor works. The biggest concern is infection from contaminated equipment or injury to the patient's internal organs caused by failing to check the correct fiber control. Doctors are cautious during the procedure to minimizerisks. After the procedure, patients may experience some tenderness in this area and may receive medicines to treat pain to help them during the first or two recovery.