DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY

Director: Dr Paolo Bocus
Head: Dr Marco Benini
Coordinator: Pier Luigi Cipriani

ABOUT US

The Digestive Endoscopy is a Service of Gastroenterology Operating Unit

WHERE

Third floor Ospedale Sacro Cuore – Entrance G

CONTACTS
  • Switchboard: (+39) 045.6013111
  • Secretariat and information: (+39) 045.6013248
    Booking by phone or at the counter: from Monday to Friday 8.30am-1.00pm / 2.00pm-4.00pm
THE FACILITY

The Service has own suitably structured spaces for diagnostic and therapeutic investigations. Four endoscopic rooms are open and working from Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.30pm. The Service of Endoscopic Availability is active 24/H.
The state-of-the-art instrumentation (high definition, virtual chromoendoscopy, magnification, videocapsule, enteroscopy, etc.) allows the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract impairments. Endoscopies with viable or electronic and magnification stainings (enlargement X 1,5) using the NBI (Narrow Band Technology – electronic selection of chromatic band) are carried out.

Since 2018 the Service boasts the Professional Accreditation SIED-ANOTE (Società Italiana di Endoscopia Digestiva/Italian Digestive Endoscopy Society and Associazione Nazionale Operatori Tecniche Endoscopiche/Italian Endoscopic Procedures Technicians Association).

PICK UP OF MEDICAL REPORTS/TICKET PAYMENT

The endoscopic medical report is directly written and printed by the physician at the end of procedure, then delivered to the patient/person concerned at the Service secretariat.
In case of necessary mucosal tissue sampling (histologic test) at the same time it will be necessary to pay the ticket of test. The histologic medical report may be downloaded by the health dossier or directly sent to the patient’s home or, alternatively, picked up at the Service secretariat presenting the counterfoil given to the patient with the endoscopic medical report.

PRIVATE PRACTICE

The physicians of Digestive Endoscopy Service carry out “intramoenia” (within the Hospital) private practice (examinations, test vision for diagnosis, endoscopic tests). For information and appointments contact the Service secretariat.

SERVICE OF DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY AND ECHOENDOSCOPY