We provide a variety of services to patients requiring diagnosis and treatment of digestive disorders.
One of the primary procedures for diagnosing and treating digestive disorders is endoscopy, a procedure that lets your doctor look inside your body using a small instrument called an endoscope. An endoscope is a long, thin tube with a tiny camera attached to the end. Endoscopy can be used for screening and diagnosis, as well as treatment, such as removing polyps from the colon. There are many different kinds of endoscopy, but the primary types of endoscopy for digestive disorders are:
Other Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures
Throughout the Sentara system, we offer advanced and specialized services for many digestive disorders, including:
- Anorectal manometry
- Blood patch procedures
- Bracheotherapy
- Bronchial thermoplasty
- Bronchoscopy
- Defecography
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophagoscopy with radiofrequency ablation (BARXX-HALO)
- Gastrointestinal surgeries
- Liver studies
- Lumbar puncture
- Motility studies
- Pain management procedures
- Pancreatic and biliary procedures
- Paracentesis
- Pedundal nerve testing
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Photodynamic therapy
- Rigid proctoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Thoracentesis
- Tracheostomy