Radiological investigations during and after upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures

Introduction: During and after performing diagnostic or interventional endoscopic procedures on the upper gastrointestinal tract, in order to establish an exact diagnosis, to measure any dysfunctions or recognize complications further imagistic examinations are required. The authors have analyzed what kind of imagistic investigations were needed in different cases of gastroscopy during a period of 10 years. Discussion: In the Endoscopy Laboratory in 2007 upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examinations were performed in 2796 patients. Excepting cases of tumor staging (49 cases), further radiological examinations w…