Balloon Endoscopy Center - Lake Forest, CA
Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest * Rose T Codini MD  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Ardalan Babaknia MD  Lino DeGuzman MD  Fang F Yu MD PhD  Pacific Gastroenterology  Shahram Javaheri MD  South Orange County Gastroenterology  Ali A Oliai MD  Poneh Rahimi MD  J Frank Arguello MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Gastrointestinal Healthcare of Orange County  Orange County Gastroenterology  Orange County Gastroenterology  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Jun-Ichi Ohara MD  Herbert H Lee MD  Gail Schoenau MD  Norman Bain MD  Peter H Broekelschen MD  Surinder Saini MD  Madhukar Jigjinni MD  Carlos Saad MD  Nav Gujral MD  Manuchehr Darani MD  Yong Chung MD  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  George O DeTarnowsky Jr. MD Inc  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  Parminder S Dhaliwal MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Tejinder M Kalra MD  Glenn Madokoro MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Phuong T Nguyen MD  Gastroenterology Alliance of Newport  Gastroenterology Alliance of Newport  Jeffrey M Shapiro MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Abhay Parikh MD  Donald R Abraham MD  Harold Maizel MD  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Newport Medical Huntington Group  Perry B Sheidayi MD PC  Gastroenterology Consultants  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  Clement Chu MD  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  Andrew C Ko MD  Leduc Medical Group  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Irvine Medical Center Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  Harvey S Sahni MD  Fountain Valley Cardiology  UCI Irvine Medical Center Gastroenterology  David M Truong MD  Quang Phan MD  Kenneth Yamashiro MD  Talbert Medical Group  Talbert Medical Group  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Sirus Farivar MD  Ronald J Policastro MD  Jay P Diliberto MD  Healthcare System 2000  Syam P Gaddam MD  St Jude Heritage Medical Group Yorba Linda  The Internal Medical Group  The Internal Medical Group  The Internal Medical Group  Christopher D Bui MD  Hoa Nguyen MD Inc  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Ravindra Alapati MD  Ashok Amin MD  Ambika Bali MD  St Jude Heritage Medical Sunnycrest  St Jude Heritage Medical Sunnycrest Lake Forest, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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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 EndoscopyIntroductionModern endoscopic techniques have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum) and the colon. The last remaining frontier has been the small intestine. The small intestine has been a difficult organ in which to make diagnoses and treat without performing surgery. RadiologicalÂprocedures, specifically the upper GI series with small bowel follow-through, which involves following swallowed barium as it passes through the intestine with x-ray films, have been available for diagnosis, but these radiological procedures are time-consuming and are not accurate in identifying small tumors and other subtle abnormalities of the small intestine. The demand for improved capabilities in the small intestine has been less because a minority of intestinal diseases involve the small intestine beyond the reach of the upper gastrointestinal endoscope and the ... Other Related Balloon Endoscopy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Lake Forest
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