Your body’s digestive system (also called your gastrointestinal system or GI tract) plays a key role in your overall health and well-being. We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Click to find out more about Digestive Health.
The physicians at SETGA are pleased to offer gastrointestinal and digestive disease consultation and technical pathology services. SETGA also offers endoscopic procedures, including but not limited to, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and ERCP at The Endoscopy Center of Southeast Texas, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital and Memorial Hermann Hospital – Beaumont.
Click on each procedure to find out more information, including an overview of each procedure, what to expect and how to prepare.
Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that allows your health care provider to see the inside lining of the middle part of the GI tract, including portions of the small intestine. This procedure is chosen over an upper endoscopy or colonoscopy because the entire small intestine cannot be visualized by those procedures.
Learn MoreOur gastroenterologists ensure patients receive a quality colonoscopy at a low cost. Learn more about how we perform a colonoscopy procedure.
Learn MoreGastroenterologists perform endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to diagnose and treat problems found in the ducts of the pancreas and gallbladder. Pancreatic ducts and bile ducts are tube structures that carry fluids in the digestive system to help break down food.
Learn MoreEsophageal manometry is a test that measures the pressure inside the lower part of the esophagus. The area of specialized muscle located at the bottom of the esophagus is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Learn MoreA sigmoidoscopy is an internal exam of the lower part of the large intestine (colon) using a short, thin, flexible lighted tube.
Learn MoreIf your hemorrhoids are highly symptomatic (bleeding), your doctor may recommend hemorrhoid banding. Hemorrhoid banding is a non-surgical and non-invasive, in-office procedure.
Learn MoreA pH probe is a test used to test for the amount and seriousness of acid reflux, or stomach acids that back up into the esophagus. A small flexible tube will be passed through one of your nostrils and placed into position in the esophagus.
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