Penn Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides world-class care for treating pancreaticobiliary diseases and neoplasia of the digestive tract.
Interventional and advanced endoscopic procedures are minimally invasive and typically result in quicker recovery times and fewer complications. These procedures involve using a thin, flexible tube with a tiny camera and light at its tip to examine the inside of a person’s body. The endoscope is inserted into the mouth or rectum, passes through the esophagus or intestines and takes images of the gastrointestinal tract.
Our gastroenterologists pioneered the use of endoscopic ultrasound, the most accurate detection and treatment of diseases within the human digestive tract, especially cancer.
Endoscopic Procedures at Penn Medicine
Endoscopic procedures we offer include:
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): a procedure used to examine the pancreas, bile ducts, liver and gallbladder
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): a minimally invasive procedure where your physician uses an endoscope (flexible tube) with an ultrasound camera to check the esophagus, stomach, pancreas or first part of the small intestine (duodenum) for abnormalities
- Upper GI Endoscopy: also called an esophagoastroduodenoscopy (EGD), your physician uses an endoscope to view the upper lining of the digestive tract.
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: a procedure conducted by a specially trained physician to examine the lining of the rectum and the sigmoid colon using a sigmoidoscope (a flexible tube with a camera attached designed for use in the rectum).
- Colonoscopy: your specially trained physician uses a thin flexible tube and camera (colonoscope) to examine the large intestine (colon) and lining of the rectum. This procedure is commonly used to screen for colon cancer.
- Capsule endoscopy: A small capsule containing a camera, light, battery and radio transmitter is swallowed and digested. It takes images of the digestive tract that can be reviewed by your physician.
- Esophageal Manometry: A small tube (catheter) is inserted through the nose and down the throat (esophagus) and passed into the stomach to measure the pressure of the esophageal valves and contractions as you swallow.
- Endoluminal stenting: a common treatment for severe blockages in the digestive tract
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