Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal (GI) services in Augusta, Georgia
We help treat GI diseases through compassionate, personalized care.
Digestive disorders are among the most common medical problems, affecting millions of people every year. Our experienced gastroenterologists at Doctors Hospital are here to diagnose your GI conditions and help treat your symptoms.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Digestive conditions we treat
Our gastroenterologists, registered nurses, dietitians and pharmacists work together to find the solution that is right for you. GI disorders we treat include:
- Acid reflux
- Appendicitis
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Cholecystitis
- Chronic constipation
- Colon polyps
- Colorectal cancer
- Crohn’s disease
- Esophageal cancer
- Fecal incontinence
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Heartburn
- Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Intestinal cancer
- Stomach ulcers
- Ulcerative colitis
GI services and treatments we offer
Our digestive disease specialists offer treatments designed to help restore your quality of life. In addition to medical treatments and dietary management, we offer minimally invasive, robot-assisted procedures and endoscopies.
Endoscopy services
Endoscopy is a medical procedure that looks inside the body by using a long, thin tube. Our doctors use the latest video equipment to view the gastrointestinal organs and detect issues. We work as your partner in care to identify the cause of your digestive discomfort and find a treatment that eases your symptoms and helps you get back to your life.
We perform the following endoscopy procedures to help diagnose GI conditions:
- Colonoscopy — An examination of the entire colon and rectum, commonly used for colon cancer screening
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) — An examination of the gallbladder, biliary system, pancreas and liver, combining X-rays with endoscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) — An examination of the upper digestive tract that may also be called a gastroscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy — An examination of the large intestine and rectum
Endoscopies are also used to perform minimally invasive treatments such as:
- Endoscopic intervention — Used to treat a variety of biliary and pancreatic diseases
- Esophageal dilation — Used to widen a narrowed portion of the esophagus
- Gastrostomy — Used to create an external opening in the stomach to place a feeding tube for nutritional therapy
- Foreign body removal — Removal of an object that has been swallowed and gets stuck somewhere within the digestive tract
- Hemorrhoid ligation — Removal of a hemorrhoid by cutting off its blood flow
- Hemostasis — Used to stop the flow of blood causing gastrointestinal bleeding
- Polypectomy — Removal of abnormal tissue from the colon
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