Duke offers comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of colon, rectal, and anal disorders.

Our multidisciplinary approach combines endoscopy, general surgery, oncology, and endosurgery to offer complete medical care.

When surgery is needed, our skilled surgeons provide minimally invasive colon surgery, which allows for faster recovery and shorter hospital stays.

More about minimally invasive colon surgery.

Colonoscopy

All persons over the age of 50 need a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer.

More about colonoscopy.

Benign Colon Disorders

We treat several diseases of the colon, including:

• Diverticulitis
• Colon polyps
• Familiar adenomatous polyposis (FAP)

Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are a common problem and can often be treated by non-surgical means. When hemorrhoids don't respond to other treatments, Duke's board-certified surgeons can help.

Surgical treatments for hemorrhoids offered at Duke include:

• Hemorrhoid banding
• Excision of thrombosed external hemorrhoids
• Procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH)
• Excisional hemorrhoidectomy

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Duke's team of gastroenterologists collaborates with physicians from the Duke Department of Surgery and Division of Urogynecology to deliver expert care for those suffering from a range of pelvic floor disorders.

Our scope of practice includes treatment for the following conditions:

• Pelvic prolapse
• Rectal prolapse (includes minimally invasive surgical approaches)
• Rectocele and enterocele
• Bowel incontinence -- treatments include:
  • Overlapping sphincter repair
  • Artificial bowel sphincter
  • Non-operative approaches
• Simple and complicated anorectal abscess and fistula
• Anal fissure
• Anorectal abscess
• Anal condyloma
• Anal warts
• Anal intraepithelial neoplasia

Learn more about urogynecology services at Duke.

Malignant Disorders

Duke offers multidisciplinary treatment for colorectal cancer.

For more information, see gastrointestinal cancer.

Appointments

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 919-684-6437.

Information for referring physicians can be found on the Appointments and Referrals page.

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Branch, M. Stanley
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Cline, W. Tucker
  • Surgery / General and Advanced GI
• Davis, Wendy Z.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Farkas, Linda M.
  • Surgery / Surgical Oncology
• Feiler, Michael J.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Hopkins, M. Benjamin
  • Surgery / Surgical Oncology
• Mantyh, Christopher
  • Surgery / Surgical Oncology
• McGreal, Nancy M.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
  • Pediatrics / Gastroentorology, Hepatology & Nutrition
• Migaly, John
  • Surgery / Surgical Oncology
• Obando, Jorge V.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Onken, Jane E.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Pierce, Richard A.
  • Surgery / General and Advanced GI
• Poleski, Martin H.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Portenier, Dana D.
  • Surgery / Metabolic & Weight Loss
• Sturdivant, Mark C.
  • Surgery / General and Advanced GI
• Teitelman, Melissa
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Thacker, Julie K. Marosky
  • Surgery / Surgical Oncology
• Watters, Christopher R.
  • Surgery / General and Advanced GI
• Wild, Daniel M.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Wilson, Joanne A.P.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Wolf, Andrew I.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Wood, Richard K.
  • Medicine / Medicine - Gastroenterology
• Yoo, Jin S.
  • Surgery / Metabolic & Weight Loss

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Center for Living Campus
  3475 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705
• Duke Colon and Rectal Surgery
  Duke Clinic 2B, 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
• Duke Colon and Rectal Surgery of Raleigh
  3404 Wake Forest Road, Suite 202, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Duke Gastroenterology
  Duke Clinic 2G/2H, 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
• Duke Gastroenterology of Raleigh
  3480 Wake Forest Road, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Duke Gastroenterology of Raleigh (Knightdale)
  162 Legacy Oaks Drive, Knightdale, NC 27545
• Duke General Surgery of Raleigh (American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness Offices)
  American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness Offices, 8300 Health Park, Suite 211, Raleigh, NC 27615
• Duke General Surgery of Raleigh (Duke Medicine Plaza)
  Duke Medicine Plaza, 3480 Wake Forest Road, Suite 410, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Duke General Surgery of Raleigh at Cedarhurst Drive
  1212 Cedarhurst Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27609
• Duke Health Center at North Duke Street
  3116 North Duke Street, Durham, NC 27704