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Endoscopy Center

The Endoscopy Center at St. Anthony's Medical Center offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic procedures and treatments for inpatients and outpatients with gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. This full-service center has state-of-the-art equipment, including an electronic patient filing system that your physician can access easily.

Expert Gastroenterology Services

• Endoscopy - gastroscopy, colonoscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Endoscopy is the use of a small, flexible lighted tube called an endoscope, which produces video images of the upper and lower intestinal tracts and the upper bile-producing system. Depending on the location of your symptoms, your physician chooses the endoscopic procedure necessary to diagnose and treat diseases and problems of the intestinal tract.
• 24-hour pH Monitoring - a procedure to measure the level of acidity in the esophagus.
• Esophageal Manometry - a procedure in which a thin tube is inserted into the esophagus to record muscle pressures and evaluate motor disorders.
• Ano-rectal Manometry - a procedure in which a thin tube is inserted into the anus and rectum to record pressures and measure sensations from the anal and rectal sphincters.
• Impedence -  provides evaluation of bolus transit to determine the functional importance of motility abnormalities.
• Video Capsule Endoscopy - a procedure that diagnoses small bowel disorders. The patient swallows a capsule that houses a tiny camera that transmits video images to a recorder for the physician to view.
• Stent Placement - a procedure in which a thin, hollow tube is placed endoscopically to provide a patent opening. This forms a bridge between two normal anatomical sites that bypass diseased or obstructed passages, including biliary, esophageal, pancreatic and colonic.
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Placement - a non-surgical technique for placement of a feeding tube using an endoscope.
• Small Bowel Enteroscopy - a visual inspection of the small bowel using an endoscope.
• Spy Glass - A device to provide an intraluminal view for directing therapeutic devices in obtaining tissue samples within the bilary duct system.

Our Staff

Our team of experts, specially trained in gastroenterology, imaging, endoscopy and nursing, uses the latest technology and advanced medicine to deliver extraordinary patient care. When surgery is required, St. Anthony's provides highly specialized surgeons with expertise in laparoscopic, liver, biliary, pancreatic, and colorectal surgery. Our nursing staff is highly trained with a total of 250 years of endoscopy experience. Our staff members are CPR and ACLS certified. Several nurses are certified in gastroenterology through the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates and the Certifying Board of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates.

Location and Hours

St. Anthony's Endoscopy Center is located on the first floor of St. Anthony's Medical Center adjacent to the Cancer Center entrance. Patients register for their procedures through the Outpatient Registration Desk on the first floor of the building. Convenient, free parking is available near the entrance.

The Endoscopy Center is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

St. Anthony's Endoscopy Center also provides an experienced on-call staff to respond to after-hours emergencies. For more information, please call 314-525-4310.

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