ENDOSCOPY
COLONOSCOPY
ENTEROSCOPY
ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND (EUS)
ERCP
UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY
SMALL BOWEL CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY
ENDOSCOPY
COLONOSCOPY
ENTEROSCOPY
ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND (EUS)
ERCP
UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY
SMALL BOWEL CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY
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Procedures We Offer
Comprehensive endoscopy and advanced therapeutic options—close to home in Santa Cruz.
Request an AppointmentGeneral Endoscopy
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Upper Endoscopy (EGD)
Evaluates the esophagus, stomach & duodenum.
- Biopsies
- Esophageal dilation (strictures, rings, webs)
- Variceal band ligation
- Control of GI bleeding (clips, cautery, injections)
- Barrett’s esophagus evaluation
- Treatment of ulcers
- Foreign body removal
- Gastric outlet obstruction therapy
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Colonoscopy
Screening, diagnosis & treatment of colon conditions.
- Polypectomy (all polyps, including large/complex)
- Advanced polypectomy (EMR)
- Biopsies
- Treatment of bleeding
- Tattooing for surgery
- Stricture dilation
- Decompression for volvulus
Advanced Pancreatic & Biliary Endoscopy
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ERCP
Therapeutic treatment of bile duct & pancreatic duct conditions.
- Bile duct stone removal
- Biliary & pancreatic duct stent placement
- Sphincterotomy
- Biliary dilation
- Management of bile leaks
- Treatment of cholangitis
- Therapy for post-surgical anatomy
- Radiation-free ERCP in pregnancy (county’s first)
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Cholangioscopy
Real-time, high-resolution imaging inside the bile ducts.
- Evaluation of indeterminate strictures
- Targeted biopsies
- Stone fragmentation (lithotripsy)
- Precision therapy in complex biliary disease
Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
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Diagnostic EUS
- Evaluation of pancreatic masses & cysts
- Fine-needle biopsy (FNA/FNB)
- Lymph node sampling
- Subepithelial lesion evaluation
- GI cancer staging
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Therapeutic EUS
- EUS-guided cyst gastrostomy
- EUS-guided gastrojejunostomy (GJ)
- EUS-guided liver biopsy
- Celiac plexus block for pain
- Biliary drainage when ERCP is not possible
Advanced Luminal Procedures
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POEM & Zenker’s Septotomy
- Minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for achalasia and spastic motility disorders
- Flexible endoscopic treatment for Zenker’s diverticulum
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Endoscopic Stent Placement
- Esophageal stents
- Gastric/duodenal stents
- Colonic stents
- Biliary stents
- Pancreatic duct stents
- Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS)
Small Bowel Procedures
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Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE)
- Small bowel biopsies
- Treatment of bleeding lesions
- Tattooing of lesions
- Removal of polyps or abnormal tissue
