In order to determine the nature and seriousness of your symptoms, your physician may order a variety of tests – including blood tests, X-rays or other imaging examinations – or perform procedures in a GI laboratory at a nearby Providence location. Some of the most common GI procedures that your doctor may perform include—
Common GI Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
- Diagnostic or Screening Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Ultrasound of the GI Tract
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP)
- Esophageal Dilatation for Dysphagia
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Placement for Supplemental Nutrition
- Small Bowel Enteroscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy
- Esophagus Tests
- pH monitorin
- Esophageal manometry
- PillCam (Esophageal and Small Bowel)
Common GI Disorders
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