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Shreveport Endoscopy Center

Colon Cancer Screening
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. , but is preventable with early detection. The disease develops from small growths in the colon and rectum called polyps. If these growths are found and removed, cancer will most likely be prevented.

Colonoscopy has been cited as the best screening test for detecting colon cancer. At our convenient and comfortable endoscopy center, our physicians and staff perform more than 5,000 colonoscopies a year. A colonoscopy at our center is quick, comfortable and convenient, and a variety of preps are available.

If polyps are found during a colonoscopy, they can be removed during the procedure.

Endoscopy
Endoscopy is the medical term for a procedure used to inspect the lining of internal organs including the digestive tract. At the Shreveport Endoscopy Center we use flexible, lighted instruments to perform these procedures. We limit our procedures to the gastrointestinal tract. At present the most common procedures performed are esophagogastroduodenoscopy, or EGD, which inspects the esophagus, stomach, and upper intestine; colonoscopy, which inspects the colon or the entire large intestine; and sigmoidoscopy, which inspects the rectum and lower colon.

The Shreveport Endoscopy Center is a state-of-the-art facility that is licensed by the state of Louisiana and certified by Medicare. We are fully accredited by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, not only meeting their stringent requirements but gaining the maximum three year recognition. In addition, we are also proud to announce the SEC is the only endoscopy center in Louisiana, north of Lafayette, which has met the criteria to receive the distinguished “AWARD OF RECOGNITION” from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Our goal is to provide you with a quality, comfortable, and safe facility in which to receive your endoscopic care. We offer this facility as an alternative to the use of the outpatient departments of local hospitals. We feel we offer the highest quality available while also providing a familiar, personal office setting, convenient parking, and easy registration. These characteristics and conveniences are not possible in most hospital settings. Most importantly, however, are our highly trained staff and physicians who constantly strive to provide the best care available.

As an endoscopy outpatient, you can expect to be at the facility for approximately one to two hours. Although we make every effort to stay on schedule, we occasionally have unavoidable delays. We ask for your patience if this should occur and hope you realize that we are just as anxious to be on time as you. We will certainly try to keep you and your family informed of any delay.

We thank you for choosing Shreveport Endoscopy Center for your endoscopic procedure. Please share any comments or suggestions regarding your experience with our staff or feel free to call our business office at (318) 621-2316 during our office hours of 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.