Gastroskopian
Gastroskopian is a rarely used term that may refer to a practitioner of gastroscopy or, more broadly, to material relating to gastroscopy. The word combines gaster (stomach) with skopos (watcher) and the agentive suffix -ian. In English medical writing the term is not standard; common terminology uses gastroscope, gastroscopist or endoscopist, and gastroenterologist.
Gastroscopy is a medical procedure in which a gastroscope—an elongated, minimally invasive endoscope with a viewing
Indications for gastroscopy include evaluation of dyspepsia or persistent upper abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, gastrointestinal
The procedure is typically performed by an endoscopist, often a gastroenterologist, after appropriate preparation. Sedation or