Digestive Health

Digestive Health Procedures

• Colonoscopy

  The most effective method available to prevent and detect colon cancer. Colonoscopies allow a doctor to look inside the large intestine for abnormalities such as growths and inflamed tissue, which could be early signs of cancer. To make an appointment, please call (203) 573-7188 or fill out our online form here. 

• Endoscopy

  This procedure allows a doctor to look inside your body through your esophagus using an endoscope, which is a long, thin flexible tube with a tiny camera on it and assessments are made by looking into your stomach and if needed, into your small bowel. To make an appointment, please call (203) 573-7188.

• Gastric pH Monitoring

  This tests for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), by measuring how often stomach acid enters your esophagus and how long it stays there. 

• Manometry

  A test for detecting disorders of your esophagus, it measures your muscle contractions when you swallow. 

• Barrett's Ablation

  This procedure treats Barrett’s esophagus, a potentially pre-cancerous condition. 

• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography)

  Used to diagnose diseases of the pancreas, bile ducts, liver and gall bladder, it allows a doctor to perform necessary treatments such as enlarging a bile duct opening, removing gall stones lodge in the duct, inserting a stent, draining the duct or taking tissue biopsies.