Conditions Treated

Abdominal Pain

Pain that you feel anywhere between your chest and groin. This is often referred to as the stomach region or belly.

Achalasia

Rare disorder that makes it difficult for food and liquid to pass from the swallowing tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus) into your stomach. Achalasia occurs when nerves in the esophagus become damaged.

Barrett's Esophagus

Condition in which the flat pink lining of the swallowing tube that connects the mouth to the stomach (esophagus) becomes damaged by acid reflux, which causes the lining to thicken and become red. It is a precancerous change of the esophagus.

Biliary Disease and Malignancies

Refers to diseases affecting the bile ducts, gallbladder and other structures involved in the production and transportation of bile. Bile is a fluid produced by the liver that aids digestion.

Cholangiocarcinoma

Type of cancer that forms in the slender tubes (bile ducts) that carry the digestive fluid bile. Bile ducts connect your liver to your gallbladder and to your small intestine.

Esophageal and Gastric Polyps

Esophageal polyps are a kind of rare benign tumor of the esophagus, consisting of material such as fibrous tissue, blood vessels, and adipose tissue. Gastric polyps are masses of cells that form on the lining inside your stomach. These polyps are rare and usually don't cause any signs or symptoms. Stomach polyps are most often discovered when your doctor is examining you for some other reason.

Esophageal Cancers

We perform eus for staging, and EMR for removal of early cancers as well.

Esophageal Disorders

Affect your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. The most common type is GERD.

Esophageal Strictures

An abnormal tightening or narrowing of the esophagus. Your esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach, carrying food and liquid. A stricture narrows the esophagus, making it more difficult for food to travel down the tube.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Digestive disorder that affects the ring of muscle between your esophagus and your stomach. This ring is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). If you have it, you may get heartburn or acid indigestion.

Gastrointestinal (GI) Malignancies

Cancer includes all cancers in your digestive tract organs such as the stomach, large and small intestine, pancreas, esophageal, liver, rectum, anus, and biliary system. 

High Grade Dysplasia (HGD)

Refers to precancerous changes in the cells of the esophagus. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be complicated by Barrett's esophagus (BE), a change in the normal esophageal cells to intestinal-like cells. BE cells can become abnormal or dysplastic.

Large Colon Polyps

A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon. Most colon polyps are harmless. But over time, some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer, which may be fatal when found in its later stages.

Pancreatitis (Acute and Chronic)

Inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a long, flat gland that sits tucked behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. The pancreas produces enzymes that help digestion and hormones that help regulate the way your body processes sugar (glucose).

Pancreatic Disorders

There are a variety of disorders of the pancreas including acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer. The evaluation of pancreatic diseases can be difficult due to the inaccessibility of the pancreas. There are multiple methods to evaluate the pancreas.

Pancreatic Cysts

Saclike pockets of fluid on or in your pancreas. The pancreas is a large organ behind the stomach that produces hormones and enzymes that help digest food. Pancreatic cysts are typically found during imaging testing for another problem.

Pancreatic Necrosis

Serious infection usually associated with acute pancreatitis. During recurring attacks of pancreatitis, tissue within the pancreas may die (necrotize) and later become infected. This condition is called acute necrotizing pancreatitis.  

Pancreatic Pseudocysts

Collections of leaked pancreatic fluids. They may form next to the pancreas during pancreatitis. The pancreas is an organ that sits behind your stomach. It makes fluids that flow through a duct into the small intestine. These fluids help you digest food.

Zenker's Diverticulum

Outpouching that occurs at the junction of the lower part of the throat and the upper portion of the esophagus. The pouch forms because the muscle that divides the throat from the esophagus, the cricopharyngeal (CP) muscle, fails to relax during swallowing.