Clinical Practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Esophageal

The Digestive Disease Institute provides esophageal care that includes:

Large Bowel Disease

The Digestive Disease Institute provides diagnosis and treatment for many large bowel diseases, including:

• Irritable bowel disease
• Diarrhea
• Colon cancer
• Colon polyps
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Infections
• Diverticular Disease and Diverticulitis
• Hemorrhage
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Hemorrhoids
• Infection of the Colon
• Rectal Pain
• Anal Fissures/Fistulas

Liver Disease

The Digestive Disease Institute deals with many problems of the liver, such as:

• Abnormal liver function tests — intensive investigation, including liver biopsy
• Hepatitis A, B and C — treatment, surveillance, management
• Liver tumors — benign, cysts and hemangiomas
• Hereditary Liver Diseases such as
• Hemochromatosis
• Wilson's Disease
• Alpha 1 Antitrypsin
• Autoimmune Liver Diseases
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Non-alcoholic steatohepititis
• Primary sclerosis cholangitis
• Alcoholic liver disease
• Medication induced liver disease
• Liver mass evaluation and treatment
• Liver cancer — causes, medical and surgical treatment
• Liver cirrhosis — causes, complications and treatments
• Liver transplantations — indications, assessment and referral

Pancreas

The Digestive Disease Institute provides diagnosis and treatment for the following pancreatic diseases:

• Cancer — endoscopic, radiologic investigation and palliative or surgical treatment
• Pancreatic endocrine tumors — sophisticated investigation
• Acute pancreatitis — identifiying the cause, severity, Rx
• Chronic pancreatitis — identifying the cause and best treatment
• Calcification of the pancreas
• Congenital diseases
• Fibrocystic and other hereditary diseases
• Complicated pancreatic disease with diabetes and diarrhea

Small Bowel Disease

The Digestive Disease Institute provides diagnosis and treatment for small bowel disease, including:

• Diarrhea — various types and causes, detailed investigation and treatment
• Obscure bleeding, capsule endoscopy
• Celiac disease — Sensitivity to gluten, investigation and dietary management
• Crohn's disease
• Abdominal pain
• Tumors of the small bowel
• Gastroenteritis
• Parasites and worm infections
• Lactose intolerance

Stomach

The Digestive Disease Institute provides diagnosis and treatment for a range of stomach diseases, including:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Peptic ulcer Disease
• Heliobacter pylori (HP) infection
• Acute and chronic gastritis (due to aspirin and NSAIDs)
• Non-ulcer dyspepsia
• Motility problems — such as gastroparesis
• Gastro-duodenal hemorrhage
• Gastric cancer
• Benign stomach tumors — endoscopic and laparoscopic Rx