Balloon Endoscopy Center - Upland, CA
Upland 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 Upland * Dwaraknath Reddy, MD  Kevin Jenkins DO  Chuang T Hung MD  John J Kim MD  Sudhir K Reddy MD  Umesh Shah MD  Krishan K Malhotra MD  Jason H Shin MD  Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  Valley Gastroenterology Consultants  George Ferenczi MD  Shahnawaz Jaffer MD  Magan Medical Clinic  Manmohan Kumar MD  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Rakesh Chopra MD  Rakesh Chopra MD  St Jude Heritage Medical Group Yorba Linda  The Internal Medical Group  The Internal Medical Group  The Internal Medical Group  Benjamin Chung MD  Mumtaz Akram MD  Galen Huang MD  Vinod Mishra MD FACG  Ravi Thiruvengadam MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Suresht Paul Sharma MD  Mark Li MD  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Internal Medicine Specialists Medical Groups  Internal Medicine Specialists Medical Groups  Ching-Hsiu Chen MD  Ching-Hsiu Chen MD  Rangarao Panguluri MD  City of Hope National Medical Center Gastroenterology  City of Hope National Medical Center Gastroenterology  Kenny Su MD  Shang Cheng Wu MD  St Jude Heritage Medical Sunnycrest  St Jude Heritage Medical Sunnycrest  St Jude Heritage Medical Sunnycrest  St Jude Heritage Medical Sunnycrest  St Jude Heritage Medical Group Bastanchury  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  J Robert Evans MD  San Bernardino Medical Group  Associated Gastroenterology Medical Group  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  Roque Hung & Yu Digestive Diseases  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  La Veta Gastoenterology  Harold Maizel MD  La Veta Gastoenterology  Neal M Shindel MD  La Veta Gastoenterology  Ravindra Alapati MD  Ashok Amin MD  Ambika Bali MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Syam P Gaddam MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  Jeffrey M Shapiro MD  David B Stanton MD & Associates  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  UCI Irvine Medical Center Gastroenterology  UCI Medical Group Gastroenterology  Carlos Saad MD  UCI Irvine Medical Center Gastroenterology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Madhukar Jigjinni MD  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Hanson T Lee Inc  Jay Noble MD  Chester D Zahn MD  Abdul Alaama MD  LLUHC Transplant Hepatology  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  Edward Laurance MD  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai Upland, 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 Upland
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