Is Smoking Consider As A Relative Contraindication To Endoscopic Sinus Surgery?

Posted on Wed, 15 Jun 2016

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Question : I have a Camera Endoscopy tomorrow, While I am quitting smoking (Cut back then start the pill Program) I still managed to keep my Program and had a few cigarettes today forgetting that they said Abstain from Smoking. Do I need to cancel my test now?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to cancel the endoscopy.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No need to cancel the endoscopy.
Smoking is not an contraindication for endoscopy. So you can very well go for endoscopy even if you smoked.
Please let me know which endoscopy you are talking. Is it bronchoscopy or upper GI (gastrointestinal) scopy?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (28 minutes later)

Wonderful news. It's the camera one..where I get to swallow a giant pill thingy lol

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
OK. It is capsule endoscopy.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern. It is capsule endoscopy. No need to cancel it as smoking will not affect the procedure.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar. Wish you good health. Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar