Procedures & Preps
Procedures
In this section, you will find GI diagnostic and surgical procedures. Before treatment for conditions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) system, Dr Gossen will determine the reason(s) and source(s) which cause the condition. After the evaluation, the doctor and patient review the best treatment plan taking into account the patient condition and preferences.
In determining the diagnosis, several diagnostic and surgical tests and procedures can be invoked.
- Colonoscopy
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Abdominal Angiogram
- Abdominal Scan
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Abdominal X-rays
- Appendectomy
- Barium Enema
- Barium Swallow
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystography
- Liver and Biliary Tract Scan
- Bacterial Overgrowth Breath Test
- Fructose Breath Test
- Pancreas Scan
- Sigmoidoscopy
- EGD (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
- Enteroscopy
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal Manometry Reading
- PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding Tube)
- pH Monitoring
- Lactose Breath Test
- Colon Cancer Screening