Your grandfather is scheduled to have an endoscopy. During the procedure, doctors will use a long, flexible tube with a camera t
o examine his throat. The surgery is considered minor so he will be treated as an outpatient. At which healthcare facility might your grandfather’s surgery take place?
An endoscopy for the throat can usually be performed in a hospital as an
outpatient procedure. This means that the patient will have the
procedure done and be discharged on the same day. There is usually no
overnight stay required. If the patient has a regular
gastroenterologist, they may perform the procedure right in their
office.
Explanation: Endoscopy to examine the throat of the patient can be easily done in the convenient care clinic. Since it is a very minor surgery and will not take much time. Moreover, the patient will be considered as an outpatient because it does not require to stay under examination and will be discharged the same day. However after the endoscopy the patient may have sore throat or bloated feeling
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