This is a list of instruments used specially in Gastroenterology.

Instrument list

InstrumentUses[1]
GastroscopeUsed to perform esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD/OGD)
DuodenoscopeUsed to perform ERCP
EnteroscopeUsed to perform push enteroscopy
ColonoscopeUsed to perform colonoscopy
Flexible sigmoidoscopeUsed to perform flexible sigmoidoscopy
Rigid sigmoidoscopeUsed to perform rigid sigmoidoscopy
Ultrasound endoscopeUsed to perform endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Video capsuleUsed to perform video capsule enteroscopy
Endoscopy snareUsed to perform polypectomy and endoscopic foreign body removal
Band ligatorUsed to perform variceal band ligation
Sengstaken–Blakemore tubeUsed in the management of bleeding esophageal varices
Balloon dilatorUsed to perform esophageal balloon dilatation, pyloric dilatation or ileocolonic dilatation
Savary-Gilliard dilatorUsed to perform esophageal bougie dilatation
Heater probeUsed to perform endoscopic heater probe thermocoagulation of bleeding blood vessels
APC unitUsed to perform endoscopic Argon plasma coagulation
PEG tubeUsed to perform percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Menghini needle or Tru-Cut needleUsed to perform percutaneous liver biopsy

References

  1. ↑ Food And Drug Administration, HHS (1 March 2017). "Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Manual Gastroenterology-Urology Surgical Instruments and Accessories. Final rule; technical amendment". Federal Register. 82 (39): 12171. ISSN 0097-6326. PMID 28355043. Retrieved 15 May 2022.



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