Procedures and Treatments

 Charleston Gastroenterology Center
is the first and the largest independent ambulatory endoscopy center and practice in Charleston, dedicated to gastrointestinal diagnosis and treatment.

With Four locations, in the Charleston area, we provide the highest possible level of care to patients from as far away as Beaufort and Georgetown. We strive to offer our patients a spacious, relaxing, and pleasant environment in which to manage their gastrointestinal health.


 

Procedures and Treatments at Charleston GI

Advancements in modern technology have resulted in the development of gastrointestinal endoscopy. These procedures allow your doctor to examine your digestive tract with a flexible video instrument called a "scope". This instrument allows your doctor to examine the inside of your esophagus, stomach, portions of the small intestine and the colon. This enables your doctor to accurately diagnose and treat gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. These "scopes" can also be used to take biopsies (tissue samples), remove polyps which are growths in the digestive tract, treat bleeding from ulcers or other causes and dilate or stretch narrowed areas called strictures. Some of the more common conditions diagnosed and treated are gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer disease, colon polyps, diverticulosis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBS), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Procedures and Treatment Information


Capsule Endoscopy
Evaluating the Small Intestine

Colonoscopy
A Potentially Life-Saving Procedure

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
A Combination X-Ray and Endoscope Procedure

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
A Charleston Gastroenterology Center Specialty, Combining Endoscopy and Ultrasound

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
A Diagnostic Focus On the Descending Colon

Hemorrhoid Banding


Upper Endoscopy (EGD)
State-of-the-Art Examination of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract