Duodenofibroscopy

Modern medicine offers many ways to diagnose diseases of the stomach, pancreas and biliary tract. One such method is duodenoscopy or duodenic gastroduodenoduodenoscopy (DGD), which involves esophagogastroduodenoscopy and prescopic examination of the upper digestive tract (esophagus, stomach and duodenum).

But there is another way that allows us to conduct research in more depth and in detail to study the anatomy and functional features of not only the upper parts of the digestive tract, but also the pancreas. This method is called duodenoscopy with the possibility of taking a biopsy from the wall of this organ (duodenofibroscopy) or simply duodenofibroscopy (DFS). Compared to DGD, this method has certain advantages and makes it possible to detect diseases of the initial parts of the digestive system more accurately, and also makes it possible to test the effectiveness of treatment of already known diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Duodenofiber-coscopic studies became possible thanks to the advent of special optics and a flexible endoscope. A device with such high-resolution optics allows you to examine not only the mucous membrane of organs, but also their deep layers, which is impossible with conventional duodenoscopy. In some cases, a fibroscopist can even perform a biopsy in the DF-ku for histological examination and diagnosis of cancer. Since duodenosopic diagnosis can be a rather lengthy procedure, which patients