Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Services
Our experts provide comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for gastrointestinal and biliary disorders.
Most gastroenterology and/or endoscopy procedures require a prescription from your physician. For referral for a procedure, contact your primary care physician.
Conditions we treat include but are not limited to:
- Barrett's esophagus
- Bile duct stones, obstruction
- Crohn's disease
- Colon cancer
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Gastrointestinal diseases and disorders
- GERD
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
- Liver diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cancer
- Small bowel tumors
- Ulcerative colitis
Procedures we offer include but are not limited to:
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Esophagoscopy
- Advanced pancreatobiliary endoscopy
- PillCam small bowel video capsule endoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Advanced pancreatic and biliary endoscopy/ERCP
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Biliary and pancreatic manometry
- PEG tube placement
- PEG tube re-placement
- PEG tube removal
- BARRX Esophagus ablation
Before Your Procedure
Follow physician instructions: Your physician will provide pre-procedure instructions that include restrictions on eating and fluid intake. Please follow these instructions carefully, so your procedure can be completed as scheduled.
Plan for transportation and support: Ask a support person to bring you to your appointment, remain in the vicinity during your procedure and drive you home. Your support person will come into the recovery room to listen to and sign your discharge instructions and escort you home. If you do not have a support person to drive you home, your procedure may be cancelled.
Plan your whole day away from normal activities: Your procedure, including check-in and recovery time, will last two to three hours. Because of the medications you receive, you will be unable to drive or return to work the same day.
Day of Procedure
To make your experience go smoothly, please:
- Wear loose-fitting clothing
- Bring your health insurance card and a photo ID
- Leave your valuables at home
When you arrive, staff will greet you and help you complete your registration. You will be escorted to a room, change into a patient gown and started on an IV. Your physician will talk to you about your procedure and what to expect.
After your endoscopy procedure, you will be taken to the recovery room. When you are ready, your physician will discuss your test results with you and your support person, and the nurse will be available to answer your questions and provide more information. If you need any follow-up appointments or procedures, our staff will help arrange them for you.
Heartburn Treatment Clinics
Our Heartburn Treatment Clinics provide specialized, patient-centered care in the evaluation and treatment of diseases of the esophagus, including GERD and hiatal hernias.