Gastroenterology at Saint Anne's Hospital

Gastroenterology Services in Fall River, MA

The gastroenterology team at Saint Anne's Hospital provides high-quality diagnosis and management of a wide variety of digestive system conditions, including GERD (reflux disease), Barrett’s esophagus, colon cancer, esophageal stricture or varies, C. difficile infection, and common bile duct stones. 

Procedures to Treat Gastrointestinal Conditions

At Saint Anne's Hospital's Endoscopy Center of Excellence, our board-certified gastroenterologists and team of registered nurses and endoscopy specialists use the latest techniques to perform a wide variety of procedures at to screen, identify, and treat gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. Common procedures include colonoscopy and gastroscopy.  

Some of our specialty procedures include:

• Fecal transplantation for treatment of C. difficile infection
• Endoscopic ultrasound procedures: to identify lesions; to insert stents into to relieve obstructions in biliary tract, colon or esophagus; or to retrieve gallstones
• Dilation of the esophagus to relieve swallowing disorders
• Insertion of flexible feeding tubes (PEG tubes)
• ERCP, used to study the bile ducts, pancreatic duct and gallbladder
• Argon plasma coagulation for treatment of bleeding of the digestive tract
• Botox injection for contractions in the esophagus
• Gastroenterology services are available at Saint Anne’s Hospital and our ambulatory surgery centers in Dartmouth and Attleboro. 

Endoscopic Procedures

Endoscopic procures are performed at the following three locations:

Saint Anne's Hospital 
795 Middle St., Fall River, MA 02721
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Saint Anne's Hospital Ambulatory Surgery Center 
535 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747
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Southern New England Surgery Center 
738 Washington St., (Route 1), Attleboro, MA 02703 
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