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GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) Endoscopy

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy refers to the use of an instrument, called an endoscope, which is inserted through one of the natural body orifices, such as the mouth or the rectum, to visualize and manipulate different parts of the digestive system. The endoscope is a flexible fiberoptic tube with a tiny TV camera at the end and allows the physician to see the inside lining of the digestive tract. The camera is connected to either an eyepiece for direct viewing or a video screen that displays the images on a color TV. The endoscope not only allows diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease but treatment as well.

OPEN ACCESS COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING

Screening, or testing, is done while you are feeling well – to detect, or find, any abnormalities early, before signs and symptoms of disease occur. Screening for colorectal cancer allows for the early detection of cancer when it is highly curable, as well as the detection of growths, or polyps, that could become pre-cancer.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the U.S., and 90% of colorectal cancer deaths are preventable.

PEC now offers "Open Access Colorectal Cancer Screening” to healthy patients. For your convenience, a separate consultation visit at the physician’s office is no longer required, saving you time, effort and money. In addition, we will schedule your colonoscopy at the date and time that best fits your schedule, including Saturdays.

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Screening is for asymptomatic patients between 50 and 70 years old, who are in generally good health (as defined below), who have not been previously screened, or who were screened more than 10 years ago. Any patient who wishes to meet with the physician prior to the date of the procedure is encouraged to make a brief (15-20 minutes) appointment, but those patients who do not feel it is necessary may call PEC and schedule a screening procedure directly.

Eligible patients should meet the following criteria:

  • Age 50-70 (age 40-49 IF they have a first-degree relative with colon cancer at age 50 or younger)
  • No previous problems with moderate sedation or anesthesia
  • No anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (coumadin, plavix, etc.). Aspirin (even 81 mg) and gingko biloba should be stopped one week prior to the procedure to reduce the risk of bleeding. No valvular heart disease, including mitral valve prolapse (with murmur).
  • No disease of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal systems requiring active medical treatment. No uncontrolled endocrine (e.g. diabetes) or psychiatric disease (includes active alcohol abuse).
  • No chronic use of narcotics, benzodiazepines, or other sedatives.
  • No gastrointestinal symptoms (a formal consultation in the physician’s office is indicated in patients with symptoms, although colonoscopy may eventually be part of the evaluation).

HEMORRHOID REMOVAL CLINIC

Got hemorrhoids?
Don’t Just Treat Them. Remove Them.

Hemorrhoids are one of the most comment ailments known. Treating your symptoms with messy creams and ointments only provides temporary relief. So don’t keep treating them, remove them. It’s time you feel your best again.

Hemorrhoids can mask symptoms of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and until now, painful surgery was frequently recommended to treat hemorrhoids. Physicians Endoscopy Center now provides a treatment protocol that is clinically proven and utilizes the proprietary and patented CRH O’Regan System™, which is effective, safe and painless.

The CRH O’Regan System™ is a non-surgical, patented device that is:

  • Fast (takes as little as 60 seconds)
  • Painless (return to work the same day)
  • Proven
  • Easy (no anesthesia, fasting or other prep)
  • Covered by most insurance plans

The CRH O’Regan System™ is only available to consumers through specially trained and licensed medical providers. This highly effective (99.1%), minimally invasive procedure is performed in the office in less than 60 seconds. This method offers a significant advance in the rubber band ligation technique for effective outpatient treatment of hemorrhoids. Unlike other techniques that use a metal clamp to grasp the hemorrhoid during banding, the CRH O’Regan SystemTM uses a smaller and gentler suction device to minimize discomfort and complications.

"This method is faster, more accurate and has virtually no downtime for patients," said Dr. Keith Fiman, Medical Director of the Physicians Endoscopy Center. "I am delighted to have the opportunity to perform a procedure that provides the patient with the finest pain-free care."

While other methods rely on re-useable instrumentation, the patented CRH O’Regan System™ instrument is 100% disposable and single use. This eliminates the risk of transferring infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B and C from patient to patient due to inadequately sterilized instrumentation. The CRH-O' Regan Disposable Hemorrhoid Banding System is the only treatment that requires no pre-or post pain medication, virtually no recovery time and is covered by insurance.