USC Small Bowel Center
Our experts specialize in minimally invasive treatments for a wide range of small bowel disorders.
USC Small Bowel Center
Our experts specialize in minimally invasive treatments for a wide range of small bowel disorders.
Experts in Minimally Invasive Treatment for Gastrointestinal Diseases
At the USC Small Bowel Center, our gastroenterologists are experts in enteroscopy — small intestine biopsy — to diagnose and treat disorders of the small intestine. Using this sophisticated, minimally invasive approach, we help patients with a broad range of gastrointestinal conditions, including celiac disease, enterocutaneous fistula, gastrointestinal bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal polyposis syndromes, irritable bowel syndrome, J-pouch dysfunction, short bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). We also treat gastrointestinal cancer such as small bowel adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine tumors.
We perform a wide range of noninvasive enteroscopic procedures to comprehensively examine the small bowel and/or obtain tissue samples, including:
- Capsule enteroscopy in which the patient swallows a capsule containing a small camera to document the digestive tract
- Device-assisted total enteroscopy
- Diagnostic and therapeutic enteroscopy for conditions such as inflammatory bowel diseases, small bowel cancers and intestinal polyposis syndromes
State-of-the-Art Treatment from Leaders in the Field
There are many reasons to choose the USC Small Bowel Center for your gastrointestinal treatment.
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Centers specializing in comprehensive small bowel care are rare. We are one of the few and have vast expertise in treating a high volume of patients.
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Our multidisciplinary team takes a comprehensive approach to small bowel treatment and includes pathologists, radiologists, oncologists, surgeons, nutritionists and more.
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We offer comprehensive small bowel diagnostic tools that are unique to our center. This is why referring physicians choose us to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care solutions for their patients.
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Our enteroscopic expertise allows us to diagnose and treat obscure conditions, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, in real time.
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With these tools, our surgeons strategically design procedures for better outcomes.
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Our physicians are leaders in their field and on the cutting-edge of research as part of Keck Medicine of USC.
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