Special Procedures Unit

The Special Procedures unit is staffed by highly trained, experienced registered nurses. Among the staff members, specialties include certification in gastroenterology. To assure patients the most efficient and caring environment, nurses are assisted by Special Procedures technicians.

The unit is equipped with the most current technology. This permits VVMC the ability to offer a wide range of services in several categories, giving the physicians precise information for analysis and diagnosis.

The categories of procedures include:
 
Endoscopy

• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenos (EGD)
• Bronchoscopy
• Esophageal motility
• 48-hour pH studies
• Endoscopic cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Biopsies

Intestinal Cancer Screening

Polypectomy

Control hemorrhage

Relieve obstruction of bile ducts/intestine

Tumor Ablation, for palliation