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What is a digestive consultant?

Digestive Disease Consultants offers patients and their referring physicians in the Central Illinois area the highest quality in state-of-the-art care for digestive and liver disorders in a comfortable, safe, and efficient environment. We provide specialized care using the latest in technology with a team of highly skilled and board-certified doctors, dedicated nurses and courteous staff to facilitate your medical care.

What is the procedure that allows the physician to view the entire length of the large intestine?

Keeping You Healthy. Colonoscopy is a procedure that allows the physician to view the entire length of the large intestine, and can often help identify abnormal growths, inflamed tissue, ulcers, and bleeding. It involves inserting a colonoscope, a flexible lighted tube, in through the rectum up into the colon.

What is the EGD procedure?

EGD Procedure. Upper endoscopy, also known as esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), is a procedure used to examine the lining of the esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, and upper part of the small intestine (duodenum). The doctor may perform this procedure to diagnose and treat when possible certain disorders of the.

Where does colorectal cancer start?

Colorectal cancer is cancer that begins in the colon or the rectum . It is the third most common cancer among both men and women in the United States. This fact sheet answers some commonly asked questions about colorectal cancer screening.