Endoscopy
The Department of Gastroenterology at St. Vincent’s Hospital provides a comprehensive range of consultative and diagnostic procedures in gastroenterology. It has a particular interest in chronic viral hepatitis and other liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, therapeutic endoscopy, oesophageal disorders and functional gut disorders.
Diagnostic Services
Endoscopy
The St Vincent’s Hospital Gastroenterology Department provides a broad range endoscopic services for the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal disorders. This includes highly specialised endoscopic procedures as well as general endoscopic services.
Patients requiring endoscopy must be assessed in gastroenterology clinic prior to the procedure
– please refer patients for an assessment in the Gastroenterology Clinics or the Rapid Access Endoscopy Clinic
https://www.svhm.org.au/health-professionals/specialist-clinics/e/endoscopy/referral-information-for-doctors
https://www.svhm.org.au/ArticleDocuments/2183/SV-1124_Endoscopy_Final.pdf.aspx?embed=y
FAX referrals to: (03) 9231 3489
General Endoscopy
- Gastroscopy, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, push enteroscopy, PEG insertion, polypectomy, Pillcam
Interventional Endoscopy
- Endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, double balloon enteroscopy, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), HALO, spyglass
General endoscopy services
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Push enteroscopy
- PEG insertion and change
- Polypectomy
- National bowel cancer screening program
- Pillcam
Specialised endoscopy services
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- ERCP
- Push enteroscopy
- Endoscopic dilatation and stenting
- Double-balloon endoscopy (anterograde and retrograde)
- Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
- Endoscopic surgical dissection (ESD)
- Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)
- HALO radiofrequency ablation
- Spyglass cholangioscopy