At some time in our lives, all of us experience some sort of digestive trouble, even if it’s only a minor stomachache. Digestive disorders are among the most common medical problems. They can be annoying, debilitating and, in some cases, life-threatening. Yet, perhaps because they are so common, their significance may be overlooked. Our Digestive Disease Center offers comprehensive, sophisticated diagnosis and medical treatment for adults and children by a skilled, experienced staff - many members of which are national leaders in gastrointestinal research. Our Division houses the only National Institute of Health-funded research program on pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and our Endoscopy Research Laboratory strives to develop new techniques and devices for endoscopy, focusing on the early detection and treatment of cancer.
Services include:
- Diagnostic evaluation and treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis)
- Biliary Tract disorders
- Esophageal disease
- Gastrointestinal cancer prevention
- Liver disease and Liver Transplantation evaluation
- Motility disorders
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Full complement of evaluation and treatment procedures and testing including:
- All forms of upper and lower endoscopy
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Percutaneous liver biopsy
- Laser ablation of tumors
- Small bowel enteroscopy and wireless capsule endoscopy
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Tissue spectroscopy
- Esophageal prosthesis insertion
- Gastrointestinal motility studies and pH monitoring
- Enteral and parenteral alimentation