Endoscopy and Procedures

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interventions are available for infants to young adults in state-of-the-art endoscopy suites. Full-service pediatric anesthesia and trained endoscopy nursing staff are available for all procedures.

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures available include:
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy
Polypectomy
Balloon dilation
Foreign body removal
Esophageal, Small Bowel, Colonic, and Anal Manometry
Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement
Percutaneous Endoscopic Cecostomy Tube Placements
Variceal and Gastrointestinal Bleeding Management
Paracentesis
Small Bowel and Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy
pH monitoring
Breath Analysis
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (performed at UCSD Medical Center and Sharp Memorial Hospital by Adult Gastroenterology)

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