Endocare Diagnostic Centre
Manchester
Quality care for Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and communities beyond
A highly skilled Consultant workforce providing excellent service to our patients. Rigorous onboarding process of Endoscopist performance and experience.
About us
At Endocare Diagnostic Centre, we are proud to serve patients from across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and neighbouring counties, delivering high-quality diagnostics with care and compassion. Our centre is equipped with a state-of-the-art endoscopy system, ensuring precise, safe, and reliable results for every patient. We combine advanced medical technology with a patient-centred approach, creating a welcoming environment where accuracy and comfort come first. Whether you visit us from Manchester, Cheshire, or surrounding areas, you can rely on Endocare for trusted diagnostics and professional support. Our mission is simple: excellence in care, accessible to every community we serve.
Conditions treated
Heartburn
Heartburn is a burning pain in your chest, just behind your breastbone. The pain is often worse after eating, in the evening, or when lying down or bending over.
Occasional heartburn is common and no cause for alarm. Most people can manage the discomfort of heartburn on their own with lifestyle changes and nonprescription medications.
Heartburn that is more frequent or interferes with your daily routine may be a symptom of a more serious condition that requires medical care.
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain has many causes, some more serious than others. What feels like a stomachache may be coming from another organ in your abdomen, or from outside of your digestive system. Always seek medical care if your abdominal pain is unexplained, persistent or severe.
Conspitation
Constipation is a condition in which a person has uncomfortable or infrequent bowel movements. Generally, a person is considered to be constipated when bowel movements result in passage of small amounts of hard, dry stool, usually fewer than three times a week. However, normal stool elimination may consist of having a bowel movement three times a day or three times a week; it depends on the person.
Coeliac Disease
Two people can have the same symptoms after eating gluten — bloating, stomach pain, diarrhea — but have two different gastrointestinal (GI) diseases: Coeliac disease and gluten intolerance, or non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS).
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder, whereas gluten intolerance is a sensitivity. NCGS does not typically have a full negative impact on overall health like celiac disease can.”
Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are two types of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD refers to diseases that cause chronic inflammation in your gastrointestinal tract. Its symptoms may come on suddenly (flares) and cause abdominal pain and diarrhoea, among other issues. But IBD can affect more than your gut — it can affect your overall physical health, emotional well-being and even your mental health.
Inflammatory bowel disease is a lifelong illness for which there’s no cure. This may sound grim. But there are treatments that manage IBD symptoms, and steps you can take to keep IBD from disrupting your life.
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is a loose, watery and possibly more-frequent passage of stool. It is a common problem. Sometimes, it is the only symptom of a condition. At other times, it may be associated with other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or weight loss.
In most cases, diarrhoea is usually short-lived, lasting no more than a few days. But when diarrhoea lasts beyond a few days, it is usually a sign to another problem — such as medicine side effects, changes in diet, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or a more serious disorder, including ongoing infection, coeliac disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Diverticular Disease
Diverticular disease and diverticulitis are related digestive conditions that affect the large bowel.
In diverticular disease, small bulges or pockets (diverticula) develop in the lining of the intestine. Diverticulitis is when these pockets become inflamed or infected.
The majority of people with diverticula will not have any symptoms; this is known as diverticulosis. However, symptoms of diverticulitis tend to be more serious.
Liver Disease
There are many types of liver disease. Some of the most common types are treatable with diet and lifestyle changes, while others may require lifelong medication to manage. If you begin treatment early enough, you can often prevent permanent damage. But you may not have symptoms in the early stages. Late-stage liver disease is more complicated to treat.
Colonic polyps and bowel cancer
A colonic polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer. Colon cancer can be fatal when found in its later stages.
Anyone can develop colonic polyps. You’re at higher risk if you are 50 or older, are overweight or are a smoker. You are also at higher risk if you have a personal or family history of colon polyps or colon cancer.
Colonic polyps don’t usually cause symptoms. It is important to have regular screening tests because colonic polyps found in the early stages can usually be removed safely and completely. The best prevention for colon cancer is regular screening for and removal of polyps.
Procedures
Following your consultation you may have been informed that you require a procedure called a gastroscopy .
This is when a thin flexible tube called an endoscope is used to view the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum. Details of any preparation required will be given to you prior your examination. The procedure is minimally invasive, relatively painless and at worst only mildly uncomfortable.
The gastroscopy will be performed in purpose built theatres using technically advanced, state of the art equipment. Your consultant views images produced via video linked screens allowing excellent vision of each area facilitating early, accurate diagnosis of each symptom. You many require sedation.
Following your gastroscopy, you will be taken to recovery to be expertly looked after until you are fully recovered. You will be offered light refreshments prior to going safely home.
This is an investigation carried out to identify any abnormality of the lower end of the large bowel.
It causes only very mild discomfort and can be done without sedation, depending on the patient’s wishes. Preparation is not always required for flexible sigmoidoscopy.
A thin, flexible tube is used, which has a light at the end. This enables the specialist to get a clear view of the lining of the bowel and detect anything unusual. You can then be offered accurate, expert advise regarding your condition to further investigate or manage symptoms as required.
Your consultant may have suggested that you require a colonoscopy due to the symptoms that you are experiencing. You will be given details of the preparation required well in advance prior to your procedure.
A colonoscopy involves using a thin, flexible tube to view the large bowel and colon. You will be given sedation to ensure the examination is pain free and that you remain comfortable throughout the examination.
The patient’s privacy remains a priority at all times within our purpose built theatres. Accurate, extensive images are viewed on state of the art, technically advanced equipment, allowing an early, accurate diagnosis.
Occasionally, not all abnormalities can be detected, and other investigations may be required. This will be fully discussed with you by your consultant before discharge.
Following your colonoscopy you will be looked after in your room until you have fully recovered. Light refreshments are provided and when you are ready you will be allowed home accompanied by a responsible adult.
Ultrasound is like ordinary sound except it has a frequency (or pitch) higher than human beings can hear. When sent into the body from a transducer resting on a patient’s skin, the sound is reflected off internal structures. The returning echoes are received by the transducer and converted by an electronic instrument into an image of the internal structures on a viewing screen. These continually changing images can be recorded on film, paper, videotape, or computer. In an abdominal examination, ultrasound produces images of the major organs, including the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and large blood vessels.
A CT (computerised tomography) scan, sometimes also called a CAT scan, takes pictures of the body and uses a computer to put them together. A CT scanner uses X-rays and is a painless procedure. A series of X-rays are taken of your body at slightly different angles, to produce very detailed pictures of the inside of your body. The pictures produced by CT scans provide your consultant with information to him them reach a diagnosis about a variety of conditions. The CT scanner is a large machine. The pictures are taken while you lie on a couch, which moves backwards and forwards through the hole of the machine that is shaped rather like a giant doughnut. The scan may need a contrast dye or substance that improves the picture of certain tissues or blood vessels. This material may be swallowed, given as an enema or injected into the blood stream, depending on the part of your body that is to be scanned.
An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan is a medical imaging technique used to create detailed images of the organs and tissues inside the body. It is a powerful diagnostic tool that provides detailed and precise images, aiding in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of various medical conditions.
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