During an endoscopy, the doctor can look at areas inside the body through a thin, lighted tube. Endoscopy allows the doctor to see what’s going on inside the body, take pictures and even remove tissue or cells for examination, if necessary. Ochsner physicians have the technology to view the intestinal, respiratory and urinary tracts. In fact, Ochsner helped pioneer the endoscopic diagnosis and management of colorectal disease. Each year more than 18,000 endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopy, intraluminal ultrasound and ileoscopy are performed in our Endoscopy Centers.

Schedule An Appointment

• New Orleans Area
  • To schedule a procedure: 504-842-4030
  • To contact the Colon and Rectal Surgery Department at 504-842-4060
  • To contact the Gastroenterology Department at 504-842-4015
  • Saturday appointments are available*
• Baton Rouge
• To schedule a procedure: 225-388-6280
• To contact the Baton Rouge Endoscopy Unit: 225-755-4531
• Ochsner Health Center - O’Neal: 225-754-5023
• Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove: 225-726-5200
• Patients can schedule this appointment via MyOchsner (link to my.ochsner.org), or they can call the Endoscopy Scheduling department, at 225-388-6280.
• Please contact 225-388-6280 between Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. to schedule a pre-admit testing appointment with a nurse or to schedule a screening colonoscopy.
• Kenner
  
  • To schedule a procedure: 504-842-8749
    
  • To contact the Kenner Endoscopy Department: 504-464-8148
    
  • To contact the Ochsner Gastroenterology Department: 504-464-8588
    
  • To contact the LSU Gastroenterology Department: 504-464-8500
    

Endoscopic detection and removal of colonic polyps not only prevents colorectal cancer but it also allows for the treatment of a variety of other intestinal disorders. Intestinal obstruction can be managed with intraluminal dilation, laser ablation or stenting. Endoscopy of the GI tract (esophagus, stomach, intestine and biliary tract) allows diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Our physicians are experienced at managing many challenging conditions using state of the art equipment. One of the most exciting developments in lumenal imaging technology is the M2A video capsule, which Ochsner utilizes. This tiny camera can travel through the entire digestive tract, providing continuous images of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine. The small intestine is a region that is difficult to visualize with standard endoscopic procedures.

Patient Prep Instructions

Baton Rouge Patients (Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge)

Instructions for Colonoscopy Prep

• Golytely Split
• Halflytely Split
• Miralax Prep
• Three Day Prep for Colonoscopy
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• MoviPrep
• Nulytely Split
• Suprep Prep
• Sutab Prep

Instructions for General Endoscopy and Upper Endoscopy

• Endoscopy Instructions

New Orleans Patients (Ochsner Medical Center on Jefferson Highway)

• Tips for Preparing for a Colonoscopy
• Prep for FS Lower EUS
• Prep for EGD EUS ERCP
• Instructions for Flex Sig
• Instructions for Colonoscopy with SUPREP
• Instructions for Colonoscopy with PEG
• Instructions for EGD

Kenner Patients (Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner)

• General Endoscopy Instructions
• Instructions for Colonoscopy Prep
  • Clenpiq
  • Golytely
  • Moviprep
  • Prepopik
  • Suprep
  • Extended Prep
  • Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Instructions