Santa Cruz de Tenerife, November 26, 2024. The University Hospital Hospiten Sur is launching a new endoscopy unit, which will have two rooms for endoscopic examinations (gastroscopies and colonoscopies), digestive ultrasound and, shortly, also oral and rectal endoscopic ultrasound. The aim of this unit is to improve the quality of care and the experience of people with digestive symptoms who need to undergo this type of examination. Similarly, the service will be available for patients with a first-degree family history of colon cancer.
Dr. Eliana Montiel, a specialist in the Digestive System Service at the Hospiten Sur University Hospital, explains that various diagnostic and therapeutic techniques are performed through endoscopic procedures. "The techniques offered include taking biopsies; rapid detection of H. pylori infection; gastric and colon polypectomy; dilatation of strictures; sclerosis and banded ligation of bleeding lesions, among others," she points out.
"Two endoscopy rooms are available with material to perform the techniques described, highlighting the use of CO2 during the exploration that helps recovery with less discomfort and less distension," he adds. In this regard, the Hospiten specialist emphasizes that there is also a large recovery room and comfortable facilities that "allow for immediate assistance if necessary and a recovery that respects the privacy and time that each patient needs," she points out.
These tests can detect multiple conditions of the digestive system from the esophagus to the rectum. Among the most common are: gastroesophageal reflux disease; eosinophilic esophagitis; esophageal papillomas; Barrett's disease; hiatal hernia; superficial/atrophic/erosive gastritis, whether or not related to the presence of H. pylori; gastric and/or duodenal ulcers; celiac disease; inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis); microscopic colitis; colonic polyps; diverticulosis; rectal pathology (solictory rectal ulcers/hemorrhoids/fissures).
In addition, the Hospiten specialist emphasizes that the entire healthcare team, including doctors, nurses and assistants, have years of training in this area. "They make it possible to provide a safe and close experience for the patients who undergo our procedures," she concludes.
Hospiten has a service specializing in digestive health.
Approximately half the Spanish population suffers from some type of digestive pathology, with stress, bad eating habits and family history being the main triggers.
As it is a Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy with sedation, the patient will not feel any pain or discomfort during the intervention. In addition, the specialists assure that the recovery process is fast and allows patients to return home and eat a normal diet on the same day as the examination. Such tests are essential procedures for diagnosing and treating a variety of gastrointestinal conditions. They are also key tests for early detection of diseases such as cancer, ulcers, polyps, etc.
This new area set up for patients at the Hospiten Sur University Hospital continues Hospiten's commitment to improve the quality of care and people's experience.
About Hospiten
Hospiten is an international healthcare network with more than 55 years of experience committed to providing the highest quality service, with 20 private medical-hospital centers in Spain, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica and Panama, as well as 175 outpatient medical centers, under the Clinic Assist brand. Founded by Dr. Pedro Luis Cobiella, it annually attends more than two million patients from all over the world and has a staff of more than 5,000 people, a number that will be reinforced in the Community of Madrid thanks to the construction of a general university hospital in Boadilla del Monte, which is expected to be completed in 2026.
MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid - Hospiten is a subsidiary of the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (Texas, USA). With more than 20 years of history in Spain, MD Anderson Madrid - Hospiten currently has a Phase I Clinical Trials Unit, more than 150 medical specialists trained in oncology, a total of 87 hospital beds and state-of-the-art technological equipment for the diagnosis and treatment of different types of cancer.
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