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SPECIAL DIAGNOSTICS

Cleveland Regional Medical Center (CRMC) offers state of the art technology in our lab to provide patients with the best technology available to assure accurate diagnosis, treatment and patient comfort. Our special diagnostic services, include:

  • Diagnosis and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal system (EGD, Colonoscopy, ERCP, manometry studies (upper GI motility studies), and 24-hour pH monitoring
  • Pulmonary system (bronchoscopy)
  • Advanced Breast biospy instrumentation, known as ABBI. This procedure is specially designed for lesions that appear on mammogram and are less than 2 cm in size. It is a minimally invasive procedure. Requires a one-to-two hour hospital stay. Due to the small size of the incision, the patient experiences less pain and disfigurement.

Services are available 24 hours, seven days a week for emergency situations.

CRMC physicians are board-certified and use the most advanced technology and procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions.

The CRMC staff are skilled to ensure the highest quality of patient care. We follow the guidelines of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations (JCAHO) and the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. We also keep our training up to date through continuing education opportunities that focus on gastrointestinal practice.

 QUICK FACTS

Most colon cancers develop from polyps. The possibility for eliminating most colon cancer is good because we do not have to wait for the disease to emerge.

Early detection of colorectal cancer saves lives and health care resources. Early detection and intervention can reduce colon cancer deaths by up to 90 percent.

Colon cancer strikes just as hard in both men and women. With screening, you can prevent it.
The strategy for reducing colorectal cancer deaths is simple:

For normal risk individuals, screening tests begin at age 50 and consist of annual stool test for blood and a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam every 3-5 years.

Colonoscopic surveillance (colonoscopy) must be available for individuals at higher than normal risk for colon cancer.

See your doctor for screening. Prevention is the best treatment.

Colon cancer is nearly completely preventable using modern and thorough techniques available at CRMC
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