Balloon Endoscopy Center - Paterson, NJ
Paterson 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 Paterson * Janardhan Bollu MD FACP  Burgos & Burgos MD  Bassam Najjar MD  Lawrence Barnet MD  Ashok Gupta MD  Wien Medical Group LLC  Subodh Patel MD  Walid J Baddoura MD  John J Farkas MD  Premier Surgical Group PA  Passaic County Gastroenterology  Ramesh C Gupta MD  Bellardini Kosc & Pavlou MDs  Donald H Kutner DO  Michael Mainero MD  Passaic County Gastroenterology  Bellardini Kosc & Pavlou MDs  Passaic County Gastroenterology  William J Focazio MD  St Joseph Hospital  Gary I Gorodokin MD  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Joseph M Roth MD & Howard P Gliklich MD PA  Piotr Huskowski MD  H Mohtashemi MD  Anil Agarwal MD  New Jersey Physicians  Vitaly A Fishbein MD  North Jersey Digestive Healthcare PA  New Jersey Physician  New Jersey Physician  New Jersey Physicians LLC  Jeffrey B Danzig MD  Homayoon Hatefi MD  Medical Multispecialty Association PA  R Swami Nathan MD  Anna M Korkis MD  Masood A Rizvi MD  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  Gastrointestinal Associates PC  S C Baldino MD & Assoc  North Jersey Gastroenterology Associates  North Jersey Gastroenterology Associates  North Jersey Gastroenterology Associates  North Jersey Gastroenterology Associates  North Jersey Gastroenterology Associates  Gastrointestinal Group of North Jersey  Gastrointestinal Group of North Jersey  Gastrointestinal Group of North Jersey  Wood Ridge Medical Associates  Michael Kottas MD  Rutherford Gastroenterology Associates PA  Charles S Goldberg MD  Scott David Lippe MD  The Gastroenterology Group of New Jersey PA  The Gastroenterology Group of New Jersey PA  The Gastroenterology Group of New Jersey PA  Montclair Gastroenterology Consultants  Dennis A Tobia MD  Forest Healthcare Associates PC  Gastroenterology Center PA  Medical Care Institute  Medical Care Institute  Executive Health  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  United Medical PC  Charles Riccobono MD  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Hackensack Digestive Disease Associates PA  Louis J Celebre MD  Fiore DeVito MD  Mohamad Ayub Bajwa MD  Essex Gastroenterology Associates  Harry M Friedland MD  Essex Gastroenterology Associates  Caldwell Medical Center  Internal Medicine Associates of Bergen County PC  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Robert R Gialanella MD  Robert R Gialanella MD  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Daniel Manzi MD  Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates  Mark Waxman MD  Elias M Pascual MD  Drs Gaymon & Rudd  Drs Gaymon & Rudd  Alexander Biener MD  Bharat M Dasani MD  John N Green MD  Theodore DaCosta MD  David Stewart MD Paterson, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 Paterson
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