USC Advanced Resection and Endoscopy Center

Our experts perform advanced endoscopy procedures to treat polyps and a wide variety of digestive conditions.

USC Advanced Resection and Endoscopy Center

Our experts perform advanced endoscopy procedures to treat polyps and a wide variety of digestive conditions.

USC Digestive Health Institute

Our Digestive Health Institute experts specialize in advanced care for digestive disorders and digestive diseases.

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Minimally Invasive Care to Help You Recover Faster

Advanced endoscopic treatments are minimally invasive procedures doctors do with a small, flexible tube to diagnose, treat or manage conditions inside the body without major surgery. At the USC Advanced Resection and Endoscopy Center, our experts specialize in procedures that treat a full range of digestive conditions, including complex and/or benign polyps, colon cancer, rectal cancer and more.

As an academic medical center, our physicians are at the forefront of technology and research to advance the state of endoscopic treatments while providing the best in comprehensive, personalized care for you. We offer minimally invasive procedures to remove complex or large polyps in your colon. Our physicians pioneered an innovative procedure called combined endo-laparoscopic surgery (CELS), which allows us to remove only a portion of the colon wall that contains the polyp. This procedure helps you recover better and faster compared to traditional laparoscopic colon resections. Since pioneering this procedure, we have performed it more than any other center in the world, giving you access to the most experienced clinicians.

When you get treatment at the USC Advanced Resection and Endoscopy Center, we take a comprehensive approach to caring for you. From making your first appointment with our nurse navigator to working with our clinical navigator to coordinate treatments and recovery plans, we listen to your unique needs and concerns and work to create a plan that expedites your procedure to get you back to doing the activities you love as quickly as possible.

Your comprehensive care team is made up of a wide variety of experts including gastroenterologists, hepatologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, internists and other specialists. This multidisciplinary approach ensures we can provide cutting-edge care for even the most complex cases and conditions. Our deep expertise in a wide spectrum of advanced endoscopy procedures ensures we can provide you with the ideal treatment for your unique condition.

Conditions We Treat

  • Achalasia
  • Benign tumors and polyps
  • Bile duct and pancreas conditions
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal conditions
  • Complex anorectal diseases
  • Diverticulitis
  • Gastroparesis
  • Rectal cancer
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Zenker’s diverticulum

Treatments We Offer

  • Combined endo-laparoscopic surgery (CELS) to only remove a portion of the colon wall that contains the polyp
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to diagnose and treat gallstones and pancreatic disease
  • Endoscopic mucosal ablation
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) to remove polyps or other growths anywhere in the digestive system
  • Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to take biopsies from difficult-to-reach areas within the body and to help stage cancer prior to surgery
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
  • Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)

Treating Digestive Diseases and Disorders

Many treatments that up until recently relied upon invasive techniques are now routinely performed endoscopically, including:

  • Applying radiofrequency ablation to destroy precancerous or early cancers, such as those found in patients with Barrett’s esophagus
  • Debriding necrotic tissue from severe pancreatitis
  • Draining cysts of the bile duct or pancreas
  • Placing stents to facilitate swallowing or the passage of food through the digestive tract
  • Treating bile duct and pancreatic cancer
  • Treating motility disorders and gastroparesis
  • Treating swallowing disorders such as achalasia and Zenker’s diverticulum
  • Using advanced endosurgical procedures such as ESD and EMR in combination with surgical laparoscopy to remove superficial gastrointestinal tumors

USC Digestive Health Institute

Our Digestive Health Institute experts specialize in advanced care for digestive disorders and digestive diseases.

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Our Specialists

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Why Choose Us for Care

We are one of the top centers in the country for gastrointestinal and cancer care.

Our team performs advanced procedures to treat the most complex conditions. This is why other physicians refer their patients to our treatment center.

We approach every patient individually to assess their needs and concerns, providing tailored care plans designed to treat the most complex medical problems.

You have the opportunity to join clinical trials, giving you access to the latest treatments.

We are working to develop a robot system that allows us to perform sophisticated and complex colon procedures from the inside of the intestines (endoluminal surgery). The new robotic platform will allow us to perform complex surgeries without making incisions, without any significant morbidities or recovery time.

Radiology

Using advanced imaging to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions.

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World-class Leadership

Our internationally renowned physicians and clinicians are dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. We are leaders in cutting-edge treatments, breakthrough research and exceptional outcomes.

Sang W. Lee, MD

Sang W. Lee, MD

Ara Sahakian, MD

Gastroenterologist

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