Department of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology -
Hepatology
Director: Bruce Luxon, MD, PhD
- Celiac Disease Clinic. Provides diagnostic and consultation for patients with a known or suspected intolerance to grain products.
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Service. Uses endoscopic colonoscopy to identify colorectal polyps and cancers in patients over the age of 50 who are without symptoms and without a personal or family history of polyps or colorectal cancer.
- Endoscopic Services. Offers the entire spectrum of procedures associated with gastroenterology and hepatology, including
- colonoscopy
- endoscopic procedures:
- argon plasma coagulation
- biopsy
- dilatation and placement of percutaneous endoscopic feeding gastrostomies and jejunostomies
- laser therapy
- polypectomy
- sclerotherapy
- variceal banding
- endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP)
- GI motility procedures:
- ano-rectal manometry
- bowel retraining
- colonic manometry
- electrogastrograms
- esophageal manometry
- impedance planimetry for non-cardiac chest pain
- small bowel motility
- liver biopsy
- paracentesis
- pill endoscopy
- push enteroscopy
- ultrasonic endoscopy
- upper endoscopy
- General Gastroenterology. Provides assistance and consultation on all aspects of care for adult patients with suspected or diagnosed gastrointestinal disease.
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic. Offers a multidisciplinary program of comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis.
- Incontinence, Constipation, Colorectal Pain Service. Provides consultation and treatment for patients with defecation disorders, including sophisticated manometric evaluations, nerve conduction tests, and colorectal pain evaluations.
- Liver Failure Clinic/Liver Transplantation Service. Provides comprehensive management services to all patients with acute or chronic liver failure and liver cancer.
- Liver Service. Offers diagnostic and therapeutic consultation along with advanced therapies for patients with all forms of liver disease, including those requiring liver transplantation. The clinics provide specialized services for patients with hepatitis, liver failure, and pancreatico-biliary diseases. Protocol-based investigational therapies are available through participation in clinical trials.
- Neurogastrointestinal & Gastrointestinal Motility Service. Provides evaluation and therapy of patients with:
- asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that may be caused by
- gastrointestinal muscle or nerve problems
- gastroparesis
- heartburn
- indigestion in the presence of diabetes
- non-cardiac chest pain
- swallowing difficulties
- unexplained nausea and vomiting
- voice hoarseness
- Neuromuscular Conditioning, Biofeedback Bowel Retraining Service. Provides consultation and therapy to patients with defecation disorders. Biofeedback training is one of several methods of treatment for patients with bowel problems such as constipation and incontinence.
- Pancreaticobiliary Service. Evaluates patients with suspected pancreatic or biliary disease using endoscopic techniques such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and endoscopic ultrasonography. Manometric analysis of the biliary and pancreatic sphincters are also used to evaluate patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (causing pain syndromes from the pancreas and biliary systems). Therapy for patients with pancreaticobiliary obstructive diseases is provided.
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