About the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit
Jefferson's Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit is one of the busiest academic endoscopy units on the East Coast, with physicians performing more than 13,000 endoscopic procedures per year.
Our physicians were among the first in the Philadelphia region, and among a select group nationally, to use capsule endoscopy to diagnose esophageal diseases. This technology allows us to endoscopically evaluate and treat disorders of the small intestine that were previously inaccessible without invasive surgery.
In addition to the advanced imaging available through capsule endoscopy, our team is able to treat a full range of conditions through total therapeutic small bowel endoscopy, push enteroscopy, single balloon enteroscopy, double balloon enteroscopy, spiral enteroscopy and intraoperative enteroscopy.
In the last five years we have performed more than 500 enteroscopies employing these newer technologies, which allow us to further evaluate and treat findings seen on capsule endoscopy and with other diagnostic modalities.
Small bowel abnormalities not amenable to endoscopic treatment can be tagged to facilitate identification by our minimally invasive surgeons.
CT and MRI enterography are available to further access small bowel abnormalities and complement our endoscopic and surgical services.