Routine IT maintenance on Wednesday, December 17 will cause service interruptions between midnight and 6:00am affecting the YourHealthNS app and on-line appointment booking including COVID-19 testing, blood collection, X-Ray, EKG and the Need a Family Practice Registry. We apologize for any inconvenience.
A gastroscopy is a test to look at the esophagus (tube that connects your mouth to your stomach), stomach, and duodenum (the first part of the small bowel). We have described possible risks, getting ready for the test, how it is done, care after, and possible complications.
This pamphlet is also available in:
English: WI85-0040 Gastroscopy - VG Site
French: FF85-1504 Gastroscopie - Site VG
Simplified Chinese: CH85-2452 胃镜检查（Gastroscopy）维多利亚综合（VG）医院