60 undergo endoscopic procedures at workshop

Star: KUALA LUMPUR: Patients with abdominal problems were flown or brought here by ambulance from as far away as Alor Star and Kota Kinabalu to undergo endoscopic procedures in front of 320 people.
The procedures involving 60 patients suffering from stomach, colon and bladder ailments were performed before participants of the Fifth International Advanced Endoscopy Workshop yesterday.
Among the techniques highlighted at the two-day workshop in Selayang Hospital were electronic radial echoendoscopy, novel therapies and double balloon enteroscopy as well as new devices in colonoscopy.
Selayang Hospital Endoscopy Unit director Dr Ryan Ponnudurai said the theme for the event, The Thinking Endoscopist, stressed the importance of thought processes behind performing the technically challenging procedures.
The hospital, he said, was in the forefront of performing endoscopic ultrasound in Malaysia.

The service is also available at the Alor Star General Hospital, Kota Kinabalu Hospital and Kuala Lumpur Hospital.