McLeod Digestive Health Center physicians perform new outpatient colon cancer treatment — 3 insights

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Digestive Health Center physicians began performing endoscopic full thickness resections to remove large polyps and early tumors in the colon.

Advertisement

What you should know:

1. Veeral Oza, MD, and Davinderbir Pannu, MD, performed the EFTR procedure using a full-thickness resection device. The device allows the procedure to be done in the outpatient setting.

2. The device facilitates shorter treatments and faster recovery times.

3. Dr. Oza said, “This is a promising procedure that will revolutionize the way we prevent and treat this deadly disease in this state and beyond.”

More articles on gastroenterology:
Dayton Children’s Hospital opens multispecialty outpatient center — 4 insights
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s ASC project could cost up to $51.5M
How much revenue do ASCs devote to operating expenses? 56 benchmarks to know

Advertisement

Next Up in GI & Endoscopy

Advertisement

Comments are closed.