Balloon Endoscopy Center - Billerica, MA
Billerica Gastroenterologist Doctors for Balloon EndoscopyType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Billerica * Lahey Clinic Gastroenterology  Lahey Burlington Gastroenterology  Lahey Clinic Gastroenterology  Lahey Burlington Gastroenterology  Lahey Burlington Gastroenterology  Eric D Goldberg MD  Lahey Burlington Gastroenterology  Lahey Burlington Gastroenterology  Lahey Clinic Gastroenterology  Lahey Clinic Gastroenterology  Lahey Burlington Gastroenterology  Lahey Clinic Gastroenterology  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Digestive Health Specialists  Gastroenterology Consultants of Greater Lowell  Gastroenterology Consultants of Greater Lowell  Gastroenterology Consultants of Greater Lowell  Gastroenterology Consultants of Greater Lowell  Lahey Medical Center Lexington Internal Medicine  North Reading Medical Associates  Daniel M Friedlander MD  Digestive Health Associates  Digestive Health Associates  Digestive Health Associates  Mark P Epstein MD  Andrea Fribush MD  David Siegenberg MD  Fehmida Chipty MD  Digestive Health Associates  Enrico Souto MD  Pentucket Medical at RiverWalk  Pentucket Medical at RiverWalk  Mount Auburn Healthcare at Waltham  Middlesex Gastroenterology  Lahey Clinic Arlington Internal Medicine  Middlesex Gastroenterology  Lahey Clinic Arlington Internal Medicine  Digestive Health Associates  Digestive Health Associates  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Internal Medicine Medford  Kinnari R Kher MD  Carlo Cecchetti MD  Melrose Medical Associates  John Chobanian MD  Mt Auburn Gastroenterology Associates  Mt Auburn Gastroenterology Associates  Cambridge Gastroenterology Associates  Torre Morgan MD  Melrose Internal Medicine  Gastroenterology Healthcare Associates PC  Gastroenterology Healthcare Associates PC  Newton Wellesley Hospital Gastroenterology  Carla H Ginsburg MD  Gastroenterology Healthcare Associates PC  R J Klingenstein MD  Alexander Kopp MD PC  Gastroenterology Healthcare Associates PC  Bay State Gastroenterology PC  Mark C Nitzberg MD  Richard F Sawyer Jr MD  Michael T Foley MD  Caritas Surgical Group  St Elizabeth Medical Center Gastroenterology  Manish Tandon MD PC  St Elizabeth Medical Center Gastroenterology  Harvard Vanguard Medical Specialties Cambridge  Harvard Vanguard Medical Specialties Cambridge  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates  Women's Health Associates  Women's Health Associates  Cambridge Hospital Medical Specialists  Women's Health Associates  Pastor Medical Group  Harvard Vanguard Gastroenterology  Harvard Vanguard Gastroenterology  Harvard Vanguard Gastroenterology  Harvard Vanguard Gastroenterology  Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Surgery  Harvard Vanguard Gastroenterology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gastroenterology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  Ram Chuttani MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gastroenterology  Harvey Goldman MD  Ciaran P Kelly MD  John T. Lamont, MD  Anthony J Lembo MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Digestive Disease Ctr  Beth Israel Deaconess  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gastroenterology  Beth Israel Deaconess  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gastroenterology  Beth Israel Deaconess  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gastroenterology  Helen M Shields MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gastroenterology Billerica, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Balloon EndoscopyRead the Balloon Endoscopy article » Introduction to endoscopyThe use of upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopes has revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and colon (large intestine). The last remaining frontier in the intestines has been the small intestine. Wireless capsule endoscopy allows physicians to visualize the inside of the intestines from the esophagus through to the colon, but capsule endoscopy has limitations, the most notable of which are the inability to control the capsule's passage and to perform therapy, for example, biopsy and electrocautery. Although capsule endoscopy is likely to remain an important diagnostic procedure because of its simplicity, the limitations of capsule endoscopy have been overcome by the development of balloon endoscopy, also known as enteroscopy. What is balloon endoscopy?There are two types of balloon endoscopy: single balloon and double balloon. Single balloon endoscopyFor single balloon endoscopy, a 200 cm long flexible, fiberoptic, endoscope (a hose-like tube one centimeter in diameter with a light and a camera on the tip) is fitted with an equally long overtube that slides the full length of the endoscope. On the tip of the overtube is a balloon that can be blown up and deflated. The balloon when blown up is used to anchor the overtube within the intestine. While the overtube is anchored, the endoscopy can be advance further into the small intestine. By withdrawing the overtube the small intestine can be shortened and straightened to make the passage of the inner endoscope easier.? The balloon may then be deflated so that the overtube can be inserted further and the endoscope advanced again.The endoscope itself is a standard endoscope with working channels that allow the intestine to be inflated with air, rinsed with water, or to guide biopsy or electrocau... Recommended Reading Related to Balloon EndoscopyWhat is endoscopy?Standard upper gastrointestinal endoscopes (120 cm flexible tubes with a light and camera on their tips) are capable of reaching only a foot or so past the stomach into the small intestine. If abnormalities are located within this area, these endoscopes have working channels through which surgical instruments can be passed so that diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as biopsy and electrocautery can be done. Many abnormalities of the small bowel, however, lie further along the small intestine beyond the reach of the standard upper gastrointestinal endoscopes. Sometimes a colonoscope, similar to the upper gastrointestinal endoscope but 180 cm in length, can be used to reach a little further into the small intestine, but the additional reach of colonoscopes is limited. It is not the length of the endoscope that is the most important problem in reaching further into the small intestine. The problem is ... Other Related Balloon Endoscopy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Billerica
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