Endoscopy unit

The Colorectal and Peritoneal Oncology Centre (CPOC) has a fully integrated endoscopy unit. The endoscopy unit serves CPOC patients as well as patients needing an endoscopy elsewhere in The Christie.

The endoscopy unit is a dedicated facility based in the Interventional Procedures Unit (IPU) and provides facilities to perform both upper (gastroscopy) and lower (flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy) endoscopies of the gastro-intestinal tract. As well as providing a diagnostic service, the endoscopy unit also carries out procedures including stenting of the intestine with support from the interventional radiologists and removing early-stage tumours.

The unit has been independently assessed and approved by the Joint Advisory Group on GI endoscopy (JAG accreditation) under supervision from the Royal College of Physicians. Our team of endoscopists are JAG accredited, some of whom also perform screening endoscopies in other centres in the North West.