Anyone here ever undergone upper gastrointestinal endoscopy or know of the experience of someone who has?

Question

It is of the type where rubber bands are used in case of excessive internal bleeding.Thanking you, in anticipation.

Answer 1

The procedure known as gastrointestinal endoscopy, a doctor is able to see the inside lining of your digestive tract. This examination is performed using an endoscope—a flexible fiberoptic tube with a tiny TV camera at the end. The camera is connected to either an eyepiece for direct viewing or a video screen that displays the images on a color TV. The endoscope not only allows diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) disease but treatment as well. I believe you have 2 medical proceedures confused.

Answer 2

You may be talking about banding of esophageal varices. The big dilated blood vessels in the esophagus(food tube) that sometimes form  in alcoholics or those with liver disease. The application of these bands helps prevent massive bleeding from those blood vessels. They are only used with grade 2 or 3 varices. Is this what you mean??