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 Our
Patient and Families
The Medical
Procedures Unit opened in 1991 and currently includes the
following programs: Medicine Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, including
colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, dilation
procedures, esophageal sclerotherapy and banding, ERCP, endoscopic
ultrasound, YAG laser, argon plasma coagulator, liver biopsy,
paracentesis, therapeutic rectal procedures, banding and Botox.
Surgical gastrointestinal and thoracic endoscopy; pediatric
gastrointestinal endoscopy; pulmonary bronchoscopy; cardiac
biopsy and right heart catheterization; anesthesia pain services;
rheumatology deep muscle biopsy and fine needle arthroscopy;
gastrointestinal physiology laboratory including motility
studies, H. pylori testing and others; and cardiac catheterization
and electrophysiology labs and recovery room services.
Philosophy
of Care
The mission
of the Medical Procedures Unit is to provide outstanding medical
care and education, promote the advancement of clinical research
in the field of digestive diseases, and underscore the The
University if Michigan Health System as a model of excellence
in clinical medicine. The Medical Procedures Unit provides
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,
Adult Pulmonary Bronchoscopy, Transtracheal Oxygen therapy,and
Cardiac Biopsy.
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