Endoscopy
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Our cancer doctors use endoscopy to examine areas inside the body for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer.
In an endoscopy, an endoscope (a thin, tube-like device equipped with a camera) is inserted into the body through an opening (e.g., the mouth, anus or urethra) or small incision. Images of areas inside the body can then be seen on a screen.
This technology allows us to explore, in detail, internal structures of the body, such as the esophagus, colon, rectum, stomach, and chest.
Endoscopies have a wide variety of uses. We may use endoscopies to:
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Detect cancer at an early stage
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Diagnose a problem or condition
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Take biopsies or tissue samples
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Locate and remove cancerous (or pre-cancerous) tissue
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Remove blockages, such as in the lungs
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Determine if cancer has spread
There are many different kinds of endoscopes or “scopes,” which are specially designed to look at certain parts of the body. Some scopes are hollow, while others have miniature video cameras attached to the end.
An endoscopy is minimally invasive, requires a smaller incision than traditional surgery, which helps to minimize blood loss, and usually takes less time in the operating room.
Gastroenterology
- Ablation
- Abscess Drainage and Fluid Collection Management
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC)
- Arterial Infusion Catheter Placement
- Arteriography
- Barium Swallow or Enema
- Biliary Drainage (internal / external stent placement)
- Biopsy
- Bland Tumor Embolization
- Bowel Resection
- Celiac Plexus Neurolysis (CPN) / Celiac Plexus Block
- Chemoembolization
- Chemotherapy
- Chest Tube Placement
- Cholangiopancreatography (see ERCP)
- Colectomy / Colon Resection
- Colon Resection / Colectomy
- Colonoscopy
- Colostomy
- Cyroablation
- CT-Guided Biopsy
- Cystectomy
- Dilation and/or stent placement to relieve obstructions
- Drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts
- Embolization
- Emobolization Venography
- Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopy
- Enteral Nutrition
- Enteroscopy
- Epidural Steroid Injection
- Esophageal Variceal Banding
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Feeding Tube Placement
- Fiducial Marker Placement
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Gastrectomy (subtotal, total)
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Procedures (esophagus, stomach, small and large bowel, rectum/anus)
- Hemorrhoidal Banding
- Hepatic Chemoembolization
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy (IAC)
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
- Intraoperative Ultrasound
- IVC Filter Placement
- Kyphoplasty
- Laparoscopic Colon Resection
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Liver Function Tests
- Liver Resection
- Microwave Ablation
- Nd: YAG Laser
- Nephrostomy Drainage (external and/or internal)
- Nerve Block
- Nutrition Therapy / Metabolic Support
- Pancreas Resection
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Percutaneous Gastrostomy / Gastrojejunostomy
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Biopsy
- Percutaneous Nephrostomy / Nephrostomy Drainage
- Percutaneous Nephroureteral Stenting
- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
- PICC Lines
- Proctectomy
- Protectomy (Rectum Resection)
- Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
- Rectum Resection (Protectomy)
- Spiral Computed Tomography (CT)
- SpyGlass™ (Cholangioscopy)
- Stent Placement / Removal
- TheraSphere®
- Thoracentesis
- Thrombectomy
- Thrombolysis
- TomoTherapy® HI-ART
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Transhepatic Biliary Drainage and Internal Stenting
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
- Trellis® Peripheral Infusion System
- Trilogy™
- Tumor Molecular Profiling
- Ultrasound
- Ureteral Stenting
- Vascular Access Devices
- Venography
- Venous Angioplasty / Stenting
- Vertebroplasty / Vertebral Ablation (see Kyphoplasty)
- Video Capsule Endoscopy
- Wedge Resection
- Whipple Procedure
