Diagnosis & Treatment

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 (New! Read about a Patient Success Story)
• 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

• Anorectal Disease

  • Cancer
  • Fistul
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Abscess (Infected Cyst)
• Colorectal Cancer and Polyps (Read about a Patient Success Story!)
• Diverticulitis
• Pancreatico-Biliary Disorders

  • Cancer
  • Pancreatitis
  • Gallstones
• Enterostomal Therapy
• Constipation or Diarrhea
• Incontinence

  • Fecal (Bowel) Incontinence
  • Rectal Prolapse
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Ulcerative Colitis
• Liver Disease
  • Cancer
  • Hepatitis: A, B, C
  • Other
• Motility Disorders: Esophageal and Anorectal
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Gastroparesis
• Swallowing & Esophageal Disorders
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Dysphagia
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • GERD or Acid Reflux or Heartburn
• Stomach Problems
  • Peptic Ulcer Disease
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastritis