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The digestive system is a long, complex section of our body, stretching from the mouth to the back passage. Many conditions can affect it. For some of these conditions, your doctor may order a gastroscopy – a test that involves inserting a tube with a camera down the throat. Why would you need this test? What conditions can it diagnose? We asked expert surgeon Mr Himaz Marzook for answers.

The cost of gastroscopy depends on the patient’s insurance. Uninsured, the entire procedure, including hospital charges, doctor’s fees, nurses, etc. would come to about £1,500.

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When the patient has throat spray, this will numb the throat. It may feel like they cannot swallow or breathe, but this is just a feeling of numbness – it doesn’t actually prevent these actions. After the procedure, there might be some soreness where the camera has been, but this is only temporary. It usually wears off after 45 minutes to an hour.

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During gastroscopy, gas is used to inflate the stomach to make it easier to see. This should not be painful, but may cause some discomfort, or a feeling of bloating. However, it is a quick procedure, lasting 2-3 minutes, after which the patient will burp to expel the gas.

Basically, the difference is that endoscopy can refer to a test that involves inserting the camera at either end of the digestive tract (mouth or anus), but gastroscopy is specifically the camera test from the top end, inserted through the mouth to examine the stomach and sometimes the duodenum. Gastroscopy is, therefore, a type of endoscopy.

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Mr Himaz Marzook is an esteemed consultant general surgeon who is highly experienced in gallstone disease, gall bladder removal, hiatus hernia surgery, groin and incisional hernias, and the treatment of indigestion, heartburn and upper abdominal pain. Mr Marzook works privately at Spire Little Aston Hospital, Nuffield Derby, BMI The Priory, Queen's Burton Clinic and Sutton Medical Consulting Centre. He has repaired numerous complex and recurrent hernias in the groin, including incisional her...

Rarely, if patients can’t tolerate these, we offer general anaesthetic, but this is not recommended to be done routinely.

Mr Himaz Marzook is an esteemed consultant general surgeon who is highly experienced in gallstone disease, gall bladder removal, hiatus hernia surgery, groin and incisional hernias, and the treatment of indigestion, heartburn and upper abdominal pain. Mr Marzook works privately at Spire Little Aston Hospital, Nuffield Derby, BMI The Priory, Queen's Burton Clinic and Sutton Medical Consulting Centre. He has repaired numerous complex and recurrent hernias in the groin, including incisional hernia, and is an expert in hernia surgery, lumps and bumps and has performed a number of emergency surgeries for appendicitis.  Mr Marzook graduated from medical school in Sri Lanka in 1995 before moving to the UK. He gained his extensive experience in the surgery of the liver and gallbladder from his training at a specialised tertiary hospital in Liverpool. He trained in upper gastrointestinal surgery in West Yorkshire and Hull. After his training, he was appointed to the post of consultant laparoscopic general and upper gastrointestinal surgeon at the University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.  At present, along with his private practice and NHS post, he is an honorary senior lecturer at Leicester University School of Medicine where he trains undergraduate medical students and is the foundation programme director for junior doctors. Mr Marzook strives for the highest level of patient care, providing the very best standard of surgical treatment and patient satisfaction for all his patients. He also provides courses for GPs on gallstone disease and hernia surgery. He's a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Hernia Society UK, the College of Surgeons Sri Lanka and the Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons.