Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in Indianapolis, IN

Potential difficulties of endoscopic mucosal resection include:

• Bleeding: This is the most routine problem and can oftentimes be discovered and remedied during the process.
• Constricting of the esophagus: Taking out certain esophageal growths can elevate the risk of scarring, which tapers the esophagus. This may lead to trouble swallowing and necessitate further treatment.
• Puncture (perforation): There is a small risk of a puncture through the lining of the digestive tract, contingent on the dimensions and location of the growth that is extracted.

Connect with your Indianapolis, IN gastrointestinal specialist or get prompt care if you have any of the notated indications or symptoms after you undergo an endoscopic mucosal resection:

• Fainting
• Trouble breathing
• Chills
• Bright red blood in the stool
• Chest or abdominal pain
• Throwing up
• Fever
• Black stool

A follow-up appointment with your GI specialist at Indianapolis Gastroenterology and Hepatology will be scheduled to speak about the outcome of your endoscopic mucosal resection and the findings of any biopsy exams done on tissue specimens. Some questions to ask your doctor are:

• If I have cancer, will I require additional treatments?
• How will you supervise my health?
• What were the outcomes of the lab exams? Do I have cancer?
• Do I need to see a cancer specialist (oncologist)?
• Were you able to withdraw all anomalous tissue?

Generally, you will undergo an additional upper endoscopy or colonoscopy several months following your procedure to be certain the whole lesion is eliminated. During your first procedure, your gastroenterologist might stain the section of the eliminated lesion with ink (tattoo) so that the region can be simply examined in any future exams. The requirements for more appointments rely on the conclusions of these findings.