Patient Education

How early screening for colon cancer saves lives Approximately 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer…

Flexible sigmoidoscopy enables the doctor to carefully examine the rectum and sigmoid colon, and to…

Endoscopy can provide an accurate diagnosis of conditions such as a bleeding duodenal ulcer.  …

Endoscopy of both the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts is a mainstay of digestive disease…

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP, is a specialized technique used to study the ducts of…

During endoscopy, a camera lens and a light source project images onto a video monitor,…

Understanding Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy It is extremely important that your colon be thoroughly cleaned…

Capsule endoscopy takes approximately eight hours. Normal daily activities are largely unaffected by capsule endoscopy,…

What is a colon polyp? Polyps are benign growths (noncancerous tumors or neoplasms) involving the…