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Endoscopy

Endoscopy at Kāpiti Day Hospital 

Endoscopy is a medical procedure that allows doctors to examine the inside of the body using a flexible tube called an endoscope. The endoscope has a light and camera at its tip, transmitting images to a monitor so the specialist can clearly view the digestive tract.

Endoscopy may be used to investigate symptoms, diagnose conditions, and sometimes treat problems such as polyps or ulcers.

Endoscopy services available:

Colonoscopy

Gastroscopy

Endoscopy Specialists at Kāpiti Day Hospital

John Groom

Gastroenterology

BSc, MB, ChB (Otago), FRACS

Specialist interests:

  • Abdominal pain and GI symptoms: Assessment
  • Endoscopy: Colonoscopy; colon cancer screening
  • Endoscopy: Gastroscopy
  • Inguinal hernia repair: Laparoscopic
  • Laparoscopic surgery for: Hernia; Gallstones; Hiatus hernia; Colon cancer; Diverticular disease; Crohn’s disease
  • Assessment of anorectal disorders including physiological studies:
  • Stapled haemorrhoidectomy; Pilonidal sinus surgery

John trained in general surgery in New Zealand. He then undertook post-fellowship training in Gastroenterological surgery for 5 years in the UK. The upper GI surgery was at hospitals in Bristol and Cambridge. The Colorectal surgery was at St Mark’s Hospital, London.

John has developed minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery over his 15 years in specialist practice, including extensive experience in laparoscopic hernia repair and laparoscopic bowel surgery. John is also consultant surgeon at Hutt Hospital.