The following is a list of some of the common services and procedures offered by our gastroenterologists.

To learn more about a service or a procedure, click on the appropriate link below.

Endoscopies are used by a variety of specialists. GI endoscopies refer to the following:

First, what is an endoscopy?

Flexible sigmoidoscopy - rectum to lower colon

Colonoscopy - entire colon, from rectum to the lower end of the small intestine

Virtual Colonoscopy - uses x rays and computers to produce two- and three-dimensional images of the colon (large intestine) from the lowest part, the rectum, all the way to the lower end of the small intestine and display them on a screen

Capsule Endoscopy - looks at the small bowel

Upper Endoscopy (EGD) - esophagus, stomach, duodenum

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Test (ERCP) - liver, gall bladder, pancreas, bile ducts

Liver Biopsy - GI procedure. Not an endoscopy, but performed in the GI endoscopy unit

Transit Study - GI procedure. Not an endoscopy, but performed in the GI endoscopy unit

Gastroenterology Health Questionnaire - Please print, fill out and bring to your appointment.