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The Endoscopy Center

Designed for the privacy and comfort of our patients, The Endoscopy Center at Lowell General Hospital is a dedicated, state-of-the-art unit for therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for gastrointestinal and lung conditions.

Procedures done in the center help physicians detect and screen for colon cancer, diagnose stomach and gastrointestinal problems, and find and treat polyps, tumors, ulcers and other diseases and disorders. An average of 100 endoscopy procedures are performed each week at Lowell General Hospital.

Endoscopy is the visual examination of interior structures of the body with an endoscope, a thin, flexible viewing instrument. It allows doctors to look for inflammation, tumors, infection and bleeding - revealing problems that do not show up on X-ray tests and often eliminating the need for exploratory surgery. Types of endoscopic procedures include colonoscopy (colon area), gastroscopy (stomach area) and bronchoscopy (lung area).

When necessary, the physicians treating you in the Endoscopy Center will also use a variety of other methods at the hospital, including X-ray, ultrasound, CAT scan and MRI to help diagnose or treat conditions that call for a different type of detection method.

Endoscopy and colonoscopy are relatively painless examinations of the lining of the digestive tract using fiber-optic instruments which also permit biopsies and polyp removal.

The center features four procedure rooms and twelve preparation and recovery bays allowing for privacy and comfort for patients. Cutting-edge technology and equipment, including the latest in infection control systems, help the gastroenterologists and pulmonologists perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures accurately and efficiently. Our patients often tell us that the dedicated, skilled endoscopy nurses and clinical staff help make their experience at the Endoscopy Center a pleasant one.

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