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title: "Complex interventional endoscopy at Sutter Health"
description: "Sutter's complex interventional endoscopy services provide advanced diagnostics, minimally invasive procedures and personalized care to diagnose and treat digestive conditions."
url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/complex-interventional-endoscopy"
---

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# Complex interventional endoscopy

When you need highly specialized interventional endoscopy, our skilled specialists can help. They use advanced technology and the latest methods to diagnose and treat issues in your digestive organs, including your small intestine, liver and pancreas.

[Find a gastroenterologist](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider-results?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_providerSpecialties.specialty.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Gastroenterology%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=healthcare_professionals)

[Request a referral](https://www.sutterhealth.org/referrals?facets=%7B%22c_relatedServices.name%22%3A%7B%22148%22%3A%7B%22value%22%3A%22Complex+Interventional+Endoscopy%22%2C%22matcher%22%3A%22%24eq%22%7D%7D%7D&verticalKey=healthcare_facilities)

Why choose Sutter?

If you have a digestive issue but traditional endoscopic treatments haven’t worked for you, come to Sutter. Our doctors and therapists treat patients who need an alternative to surgery or don’t have other treatment options. We understand the discomfort and anxiety that come with having gastrointestinal and pancreatic conditions, and we’re by your side through every step of treatment.

Our teams are experienced and able to diagnose and treat conditions with techniques that aren’t available at most medical facilities. We use advanced methods such as interventional endoscopic ultrasound procedures, complex endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures and complex gastrointestinal tract procedures. 

## By the numbers

### 200+

gastroenterologists

provide personalized patient care using advanced diagnostics and treatments.

### 55

locations

perform endoscopies so you’ll find appointments near you.

### 20+

years of service

at CPMC’s Interventional Endoscopy Service program, the premier referral center in Northern California.

### 800+

papers and presentations

on endoscopic research, including our development of new tools and procedures.

## Need a referral?

Chat live with our team Monday through Friday, 8:00 am — 5:00 pm, or call us at [888-834-1788](tel:+18888341788).

[Request a referral](https://www.sutterhealth.org/referrals)

## Conditions

-   Achalasia
-   Barrett's esophagus
-   [Bile Duct Cancer](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/liver-bile-duct-cancer)
-   Caustic esophageal stricture
-   Cholecystitis
-   [Diabetes](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/diabetes)
-   Fistula
-   Gastric polyps
-   GERD
-   Leaky gut syndrome
-   Obesity
-   [Pancreatic cancer](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/pancreatic-cancer)
-   Pancreatic pseudocyst
-   Variceal bleeding

## Diagnostics

-   Capsule Endoscopy
-   Cholangiopancreatography
-   [Colonoscopy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/colonoscopy)
-   Double Balloon Enteroscopy
-   Ductoscopy
-   Endoscopic ultrasound
-   Feeding Tube Placement
-   Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
-   Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

## Treatments

-   Ductoscopy
-   Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
-   Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
-   [Interventional endoscopy](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/complex-interventional-endoscopy)
-   Lithotripsy
-   Peroral endoscopic myotomy
-   Polypectomy

Specialty programs

### Interventional Endoscopy Center

The Frank Stein and Paul S. May Endoscopy Center in San Francisco is one of the leading endoscopic research laboratories in the world. Our specialists use the most advanced minimally invasive procedures to provide complex endoscopic therapy. We also develop new methods and treatments through clinical research, such as the AXIOS™ lumen-apposing stent and delivery system.

Call [415-600-1151](tel:14156001151).

![doctor-looking-at-screens-of-magnetic-resonance](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/medical-doctors/doctor-looking-at-screens-of-magnetic-resonance.jpg?h=483&iar=0&w=724)

## Gastrointestinal research

Review the latest gastrointestinal diseases research at our world-class research institutes.

[View clinical trials](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research-search-results?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_researchTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Gastrointestinal+Diseases%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=clinical_trial)

## Sutter spotlight

Health & wellness

### [Women: What To Know About Your Digestive Tract](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/women-what-you-need-to-know-about-your-digestive-tract)

Read our advice on keeping your GI system healthy.

Health & wellness

### [GERD Medication Safety](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/gerd-medication-safety)

Understand the risks and benefits of GERD medications, including proton pump inhibitors.

Health & wellness

### [Colonoscopy Myths: What’s the Truth?](https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/colonoscopy-myths-debunked)

Having a colonoscopy is easier and more important than many people think.

## Complex interventional endoscopy for digestive conditions

Find a provider with Sutter who performs advanced endoscopy for complex digestive, liver and pancreatic conditions.

[Find a gastroenterologist](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider-results?facets=[{%22i%22:%22c_providerSpecialties.specialty.name%22,%22v%22:[%22Gastroenterology%22]}]&verticalKey=healthcare_professionals)

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