Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology at Good Samaritan

GI services include:

• Colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening with polyp removal
• Endoscopic procedures to diagnose gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ulcer disease and diverticulitis
• Diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, including the management of these diseases during pregnancy)
• Management of hepatitis B and C, as well as other liver diseases
• Diagnostic and therapeutic biliary endoscopy, including stent placement and stone removal
• Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration to help diagnose and treat gastrointestinal cancers
• Small bowel enteroscopy
• Placement of feeding tubes into the stomach (PEG) or small intestine (PEJ) for patients who require supplemental feeding
• Palliation of gastrointestinal cancers using stent placement (esophageal, colonic, duodenalor biliary) or argon beam coagulation

Good Samaritan utilizes the Spyglass cholangioscopy system, enabling direct visualization and biopsy of the bile ducts.