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Gastroenterology and Hepatology Diagnostics and Treatment

We provide comprehensive diagnostic services, procedures and treatment for digestive and liver disorders.

Endoscopic Procedures

Standard Endoscopic Procedures

  • Esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD)
  • Colonoscopy
  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy (flex sig)
  • Video capsule endoscopy (PillCam)
  • Percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy (PEG, feeding tube placement)

Advanced Endoscopic Procedures

  • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Cholangioscopy (Spyglass)
  • Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
  • Small bowel enteroscopy (push, single and double-balloon enteroscopy)
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Cryotherapy
  • EUS - guided coil and glue injections of varices
  • Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF)

Bariatric Endoscopy

  • Intragastric Balloon
  • Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)
  • Aspiration Therapy (Aspire Assist)
  • Endoscopic revision of previous gastric bypass (TORe)
  • Endoscopic revision of previous sleeve gastrectomy

Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Non-Endoscopic Specialized Procedures

Hemorrhoid Treatment

  • Rubber band ligation
  • Infrared coagulation (IRC)
  • Sclerotherapy

Acid Reflux Testing

  • pH-impedance testing
  • Wireless (Bravo) pH testing

Manometry / Motility Studies

  • High-resolution esophageal manometry
  • High-resolution anorectal manometry
  • Balloon expulsion testing
  • Nuclear medicine gastric-emptying scan
  • SmartPill (to assess motility of the stomach, small intestine, and colon)

Breath Testing

  • Hydrogen-methane breath test (for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, SIBO)
  • Urea breath test (for Helicobacter pylori)
  • 13C-Spirulina gastric emptying breath test

Lab Tests

  • Fecal occult blood test
  • Stool culture

Imaging Tests

  • Modified barium swallow study
  • Barium esophagram
  • Upper gastrointestinal (GI) series
  • Small bowel follow-through
  • Barium enema
  • Computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
  • Ultrasound of the abdomen

Office Based Procedures

  • Gastroenterology & Digestive Health
  • Comprehensive GI Care
  • GI Specialty Centers and Programs
    • Center for Advanced Endoscopy
    • Barrett's Esophagus Center
    • Center for Anorectal Disease
    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center
      • About Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
      • Diagnostic Testing for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
      • Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Nutrition
      • Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pregnancy
      • Meet Our Team
    • The Pancreas Clinic
      • Surgery for Pancreas Disorders
    • Hemorrhoid Clinic
  • GI and Hepatology Conditions
    • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
    • Celiac Disease
    • Crohn's Disease
    • Ulcerative Colitis
    • Hemorrhoids
    • Functional Abdominal Pain
    • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
    • Barrett's Esophagus
    • Constipation
  • Diagnostics and Treatment
    • Anal Manometry
    • Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
    • EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasound)
    • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
    • Office Based Procedures
    • MRI and fluoroscopic defecography
  • Colorectal Surgery
    • Colon Resection
    • Benign Disorders
      • Transanal Excision Colectomy (TEC)
    • Colostomy
    • Diverticulectomy
    • Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
      • Patient Information Guide
    • Gastrectomy
    • Ileal Pouch Reconstruction
    • Ileostomy
    • Laparoscopic Polyp Removal
    • Proctocolectomy
    • Pelvic Floor Health
      • Meet Our Team
    • Presacral Tumor
    • Rectal Prolapse Repair
    • Small Bowel Resection
    • Sphincter-Saving Reconstructive Rectum Removal
    • Meet Our Team
  • Patient Materials and Forms
  • Meet Our Team

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