Sierra Leone Endoscopy, Freetown

Welcome to Sierra Leone Endoscopy, Freetown.

We are a team of Sierra Leone and UK doctors providing endoscopy services in Choithram Hospital, Freetown.

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Where are we based?

Every Tuesday our internationally accredited endoscopists perform upper gastrointestinal (GI) and lower GI endoscopy in Choithram Memorial Hospital, Hiss station, Freetown.

Do you need an endoscopy?

Come to Choithram Memorial Hospital on any Tuesday to talk to the team, and find out about what tests you may need, Choithram Memorial Hospital, Hill station, Freetown.

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What is endoscopy?

An endoscopy is a procedure where the inside of your body is examined using an instrument called an endoscope. An endoscope is a long, thin, flexible tube that has a light source and camera at one end. Images of the inside of your body are relayed to a television screen.

Endoscopes can be inserted into the body through a natural opening, such as the mouth and down the throat, or through the bottom.

An endoscopy might be recommended to investigate the following symptoms:

• difficulty swallowing
• persistent abdominal pain
• chest pain that isn't caused by heart-related conditions
• persistent nausea and vomiting
• unexplained weight loss
• vomiting blood
• persistent diarrhoea
• blood in your stools

If the gullet (oesophagus), stomach or first part of the small intestine needs to be examined, it's known as a gastroscopy. Find out more here: https://patient.info/digestive-health/dyspepsia-indigestion/gastroscopy-endoscopy

If the bowel needs to be examined, it's known as a colonoscopy. Find out more here: https://patient.info/cancer/colon-rectal-bowel-cancer-colorectal/colonoscopy