Balloon Endoscopy Center - East Brunswick, NJ
East Brunswick 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 East Brunswick * Nashed G Botros MD  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Digestive Health & Nutrition Center LLC  Francis D'Mello MD PA  Digestive Health & Nutrition Center LLC  Associates In Digestive Disorders PA  Steven H Krawet MD PA  Angela Merlo MD  Middlesex-Monmouth Gastroenterology  Middlesex-Monmouth Gastroenterology  Middlesex-Monmouth Gastroenterology  Santhosh K Cheela MD  Sanjeev Nayyar MD  Brian C Katz & Hillel Cohen MDs  Henry Scharf MD  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  RWJUMG Gastroenterology  John A Verdoni MD  Advanced Digestive Center  Satya P Kastuar MD  Middlesex Medical Group  Lawrence M Pickover MD  Medigest Associates PA  S Qaiser Shamim MD  Marlboro Gastroenterology  Marlboro Gastroenterology  Sunil H Patel MD  David Reissman MD PA  Rudnitzky & Shugar, MD PA  Richard Medina MD  Digestive Disease Center of New Jersey  Woodbridge Internal Medical  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Andrew S Baik MD Devjit S Nayar MD  Avenel-Iselin Medical Group  Devang G Patel MD  Janardhan Bollu MD FACP  Yuri Volk MD  Scott S Chae MD  South Plainfield Primary Care  Gastro Specialist  Piscataway Healthcare  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Advanced Gastroenterology Associates  Kishore Ramchandani MD  Lawrence Guarino MD  Gastroenterology Associates  Gastroenterology Associates  Union County Healthcare Associates  Patrick G Tempera MD PC  Nuri M Kalkay MD & Bonnie L Robinson-Gallaro MD  Abbas A Moosvi MD  Nuri M Kalkay MD & Bonnie L Robinson-Gallaro MD  Central Jersey Gastroenterology Associates PA  Central Jersey Gastroenterology Associates PA  Digestive Disease Specialists  Decebal Constandis MD  Michael Z Lupovici MD  David Wexler MD  Associates In Digestive Diseases PA  Associates In Digestive Diseases PA  Lewis J Mufson MD  Medical Diagnostic Associates  Medical Diagnostic Associates  Michael A Schalet MD  Westfield Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology  Westfield Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology  Westfield Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology  Robert I Greenblatt MD  Piotr Huskowski MD  Consultants in Digestive Diseases PC  Associates In Gastroenterology of Union County PA  Digestive Healthcare Center PA  Digestive Healthcare Center PA  Digestive Healthcare Center PA  Digestive Healthcare Center PA  Digestive Healthcare Center PA  Gastro Med Health Care PA  Gastro Med Health Care PA  Gastro Med Health Care PA  Gastro Med Health Care PA  Gastro Med Health Care PA  Neal E Luppescu MD  Summit Medical Group Gastroenterology  Summit Medical Group Gastroenterology  Summit Medical Group Gastroenterology  Arun Naik MD  Michael J Fidanzato MD PA  Amber M Khan MD  Princeton Healthcare Medical Associates  Digestive Disease Center PA  Princeton Gastroenterology Associates PA East Brunswick, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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 East Brunswick
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