|
The Endoscopy Department
hours of operation are:
Monday through Friday
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
On call personnel available for emergency
cases 24 hours/day
Endoscopy phone number:
(915) 849-5191 or (915) 849-5193
Scheduling Department for Endoscopy
procedures: (915) 849-4725
Physicians Hospital Endoscopy Department
provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic
services for patients with gastrointestinal
disorders or digestive diseases. Most digestive
problems may be diagnosed and treated on
an outpatient basis.
Physicians Hospital offers treatment
for conditions such as:
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Ulcers
• Dysphagia(difficulty in swallowing)
• Polyps
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Crohn’s Disease
• Colitis
• Colon Cancer Screening
• Hemorrhoids
• Gallbladder, Pancreatic and
Liver Diseases |
Procedures than can be performed
in Endoscopy include:
• EGD (upper endoscopy)
• Esophageal Dilation
• Enteryx (for treatment of gastroesophageal
reflux disease)
• Colonoscopy (lower endoscopy)
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• Hemorrhoid Band Ligation
• Polypectomy
• ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography),
including
sphincterotomy and
biliary stent placement
• Placement and replacement of gastrostomy
feeding tubes
|
|
|
|
About Us
Endoscopy