Services
General descriptions of common digestive and liver procedures. Your doctor will explain what applies to you.
Endoscopy uses a thin, flexible tube with a camera to look inside the digestive tract. It can often find the cause of symptoms that scans and blood tests cannot, take small tissue samples (biopsies) and treat some problems at the same time.
Dr Usman Naeem completed a Fellowship in Advanced Digestive Endoscopy. A procedure is recommended only when it is likely to answer a question or provide treatment, and you will always have the chance to ask questions and give consent first.
All procedures are available at both hospitals. See "Procedures by location" below. Please book an appointment before visiting; the clinic confirms the date and how to prepare. This page gives general information only.
Where
Which procedures Dr Usman Naeem performs at each hospital, as confirmed by the clinic.
Main Boulevard, DHA Lahore
Monday to Friday: 7 pm to 9 pm; Saturday: 4 pm to 6 pm; Sunday: Closed. Consultation by appointment only. Please book an appointment before visiting.
Canal Road, Block G-1, Johar Town, Lahore
Wednesday: From 2 pm onwards. Consultation by appointment only. Please book an appointment before visiting.
What we do
Click through the cards for a plain-language summary of each.
Looks at the food pipe, stomach and first part of the small bowel.
Usually done after fasting for several hours, with throat spray or sedation. Biopsies may be taken. Serious complications are uncommon, but include bleeding, a tear in the wall of the gut, and reactions to sedation.
Looks at the whole large bowel and the end of the small bowel.
Needs careful bowel cleaning beforehand, which is the most important part of preparation. It is usually done with sedation. Polyps can be removed during the test. Risks are uncommon but include bleeding, a tear in the bowel wall, and reactions to sedation.
An endoscopic procedure using X-ray guidance to treat the bile duct and pancreatic duct.
ERCP is mainly a treatment procedure, usually decided after scans such as ultrasound or MRCP. Risks include pancreatitis, bleeding, infection and a tear in the gut wall, which your doctor will explain before you consent.
Procedures that go beyond a routine diagnostic test.
Every procedure has benefits and risks that depend on you and on the specific treatment. They will be explained to you before you are asked to agree.
Good preparation makes the test safer and more accurate.
These are general tips. You will receive specific instructions from the clinic for your procedure. Never stop a regular medicine on your own.
Send a short message or call. We will reply with the available days and times. A request is not a confirmed booking until the clinic confirms.
