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Therapeutic Endoscopy - Non ERCP

The Digestive Health Center offers a multidisciplinary approach to therapeutic endoscopy - non ERCP.

Conditions Treated

  • Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding of unknown cause
  • Difficult or incomplete colonoscopy
  • GI cancers:
    • Esophagus cancer
    • Stomach cancer
    • Pancreaticobiliary cancer
    • Colon cancer
  • Non-GI malignancy
  • Pancreatic pseudocysts
  • Pre-malignant and early GI tumors

Testing Options

Treatment Options

  • Argon plasma coagulation
  • Band ligation
  • Celiac plexus block or neurolysis
  • Closure of leaks
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection
  • Foreign body retrieval
  • PEG/PEG-J/PEJ tubes placement
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Sclerotherapy (including glue injection)
  • Stent placement
  • Stricture dilation

Care Team

Physician, Internal Medicine

Physician, Surgery