Spiral Enteroscopy

What is it?

Spiral enteroscopy is a minimally invasive technique to perform therapeutic procedures in the small bowel without invasive surgery.

The small bowel has been difficult to access until recently, and treatments to the area have traditionally been surgical.

Why should I get a Spiral Enteroscopy?

  • To evaluate your medical condition by getting a look at your gastrointestinal tract
  • To examine the small intestine.

Enteroscopy is a form of endoscopy that uses a thin, flexible scope to capture video images of your small intestine and sometimes to treat conditions on the spot.

What are the benefits of the procedure?

  • To quickly reach far into the intestine to examine, and where possible, treat your condition with precise control.
  • Your doctor can perform a biopsy, remove small tumors and polyps, treat bleeding and dilate (open) intestinal narrowing.
  • Spiral enteroscopies can be performed in as little as twenty minutes but may require more time depending on your condition.

What is involved in the procedure?

  • The procedure will be performed with you lying on your left side.
  • The physician will usually administer something to help you relax and remain comfortable throughout the procedure and medications will be administered through an intravenous line.
  • The endoscopist advances the scope to the small intestine to inspect the area.
  • The enteroscope has a lens and a light source that allows the endoscopist to get video images of the intestinal lining. The image on the monitor is highly magnified so the endoscopist can see minuscule changes in the tissue.
  • The enteroscope contains channels that allow the endoscopist to obtain biopsies (small pieces of tissue), remove polyps and treat any bleeding.

None of these activities are painful, since the lining of the intestine does not experience pain.

There is little discomfort after the procedure and most people just experience fatigue. Please arrange for a drive home as you have received sedatives and/or anesthetics and it is dangerous to drive a motor vehicle.


Specialists in Enteroscopy

Name Specialties Location
Sheth, Tejas V., MD, FACR, RhMSUS Sheth, Tejas V., MD, FACR, RhMSUS
4.8 /5
278 surveys
860.524.2610
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Bao, Shanshan, MD Bao, Shanshan, MD 860.289.3375
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  • Hartford
Bleich, Steven, MD Bleich, Steven, MD 860.522.0604
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Glastonbury
Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC 203.265.9831
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Wallingford
  • Cheshire
  • West Hartford
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Pahlawanian, Anahid Maria, DO Pahlawanian, Anahid Maria, DO 860.246.6589
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • East Hartford
Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD
4.9 /5
82 surveys
860.696.5520
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Hartford
Richardson, Elizabeth Ann, DO Richardson, Elizabeth Ann, DO 860.972.4262
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hartford
  • Hartford
  • Bridgeport
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Kapur, Sakshi, MD Kapur, Sakshi, MD 860.258.3480
  • Hematology / Oncology
  • Wethersfield
Daoud, Vladimir Paul, MD Daoud, Vladimir Paul, MD 860.246.2071
  • General Surgery
  • Bloomfield
  • Avon
  • West Hartford
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Rowe, Courtney Kaohinani, MD Rowe, Courtney Kaohinani, MD 860.545.9395
  • Pediatric Urology
  • Hartford
Sheth, Anumeha, MD Sheth, Anumeha, MD
4.7 /5
53 surveys
860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • Southington
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Khaled, Mohamad, MD, FAANS, FACS Khaled, Mohamad, MD, FAANS, FACS
4.9 /5
88 surveys
860.696.2290
  • Neurosurgery
  • Hartford
  • Enfield
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Altszuler, David Jay, MD Altszuler, David Jay, MD 203.265.9831
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Glastonbury
  • Wallingford
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Hannon Engel, Sandra Lee, APRN Hannon Engel, Sandra Lee, APRN 860.545.7000
  • Psychiatry
  • Hartford
D'Angelo, Kyla, DO, FACC D'Angelo, Kyla, DO, FACC 860.258.3477
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Wethersfield
  • Farmington
  • Glastonbury
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Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD
4.9 /5
177 surveys
860.242.8756
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bloomfield
Griffith, John James, MD Griffith, John James, MD
4.9 /5
361 surveys
860.348.2500
  • Urology
  • Southington
  • Plainville
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Tsang, Alexander Chi-Shun, MD Tsang, Alexander Chi-Shun, MD 860.943.1997
  • Ophthalmology
  • Bloomfield
Chaudhary, Ahmed Aziz, MD Chaudhary, Ahmed Aziz, MD 860.892.2777
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Norwich
Zhao, Ran, MD Zhao, Ran, MD 860.545.7600
  • Psychiatry
  • Hartford
Malentacchi, Meghan Elizabeth, MD Malentacchi, Meghan Elizabeth, MD 860.728.1212
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Hartford
Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO
4.9 /5
192 surveys
860.524.4550
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Hartford
  • Wethersfield
  • Glastonbury
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Olayanju, Jessica Adefusika, MD Olayanju, Jessica Adefusika, MD 860.347.7466
  • Ophthalmology
  • Middletown
Jean-Baptiste, Deborah Michelle, APRN Jean-Baptiste, Deborah Michelle, APRN 860.696.2400
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Wethersfield
Srinivasan, Aparna, MD Srinivasan, Aparna, MD 203.845.2160
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwalk

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