Jefferson Regional GI Associates provides complete, accurate, and thorough care for patients with gastrointestinal conditions by performing the bulk of their research using gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.
Gastroenterologists are trained to provide the study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver. It involves a detailed understanding of the gastrointestinal organs.
Medical Services
Our Specialty concentrates on digestion and elimination of food. This involves the stomach and intestinal tract. We specialize in new technological advances in the treatment of:
- Indigestion and Stomach Problems
- Swallowing Disorders
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis
- Rectal Bleeding / Hemorrhoids
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Gallbladder Disease
- Liver Disease / Hepatitis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Pancreatic Disorders
- Weight Loss
Diagnostic Endoscopy Procedures:
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopy through an Ostomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD, Upper Endoscopy)
- Sigmoidoscopy, Flexible
- ERCP, complete therapeutic services
Therapeutic Procedures
- Bo-Tox Achalasia
- Colon Decompression
- Dilatation: Bougienage
- Dilatation: Wire Guided
- Dilatation: Hydrostatic Balloon
- Electrocautery
- Enteral Feeding Tube Placement (Endoscopic)
- Foreign Body Removal
- Heater Probe/BICAP Coagulation
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEG/PEJ)
- PEG Replacement Devices
- Polypectomy
- Variceal Banding
- Remicade Infusion
- Endoclips
- ERCP, Complete Therapeutic Services
Specimen Collection
- Biopsy, Endoscopic
- Occult Blood Testing
- Washings and Brushings, Noncytologic
Diagnostic Testing
- Biopsy, Small Bowel
- Gastric Analysis
- Orbera Intragastric Balloon
You or your physician can contact Jefferson Regional GI Associates directly to schedule your clinic visit and screening colonoscopy procedure. We will then coordinate with your physician any necessary paperwork, insurance authorization (if required) and preparation for the screening colonoscopy.
Early Detection
As colon cancer is the second leading cause of death in both men and women it’s so important to be proactive in early detection of this disease.
Regular Screenings
- Can detect cancers at an early stage where the cancer is most curable and preventable
- May detect pre-cancerous polyps; removal of these polyps in early stages may prevent cancer from developing
Early detection is the key to saving lives
While colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for men and women it can be one of the most preventable cancers and most curable when detected at an early stage.
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