Providence Gastrointestinal Center
The center offers diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive tract, often incorporating state-of-the-art technologies not widely available.
- Ulcers develop when the intestine or stomach's protective layer is broken down, allowing a sore to develop in the stomach lining or upper intestine. G...
More » - Heartburn is a feeling of burning, warmth, heat or pain that often starts in the upper abdomen just beneath the lower breastbone. This discomfort may ...
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Topic Overview
This topic is about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults. For information on reflux in babies and children, see Gastroes...
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Colon polyps are growths in the colon or rectum. The cause of most colon polyps is not known. A certain type of polyp called an adenomatous polyp is...
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition that causes ongoing inflammation of the intestines. The condition can affect only the large intestin...
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Colon and rectal cancers often return months or years after treatment. This is called recurrent cancer. If the original cancer was removed before it...
More » - The gallbladder is a small sac found just under the liver. It stores bile made by the liver. Bile helps you digest fats. Bile moves from the gallbladd...
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Esophageal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the esophagus.
The two most common forms of esophageal c...
More » - Barrett esophagus is a condition in which the cells that make up of the tissue of the lower end of the esophagus are abnormal. The esophagus is the th...
More » - Achalasia is a rare disorder of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. It is characterized by enlargement of the es...
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Gastric cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the stomach.
The wall of the stomach is made up of three lay...
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Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the part of the bile duct that is outside the liver.
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Adult primary liver cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the liver. Find more information at Providence Live...
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Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the pancreas.
The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches lon...
More » - Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, an organ in your belly that makes the hormones insulin and glucagon. These two hormones control how your...
More » - Esophageal strictures are narrowed areas of the esophagus that can be due to benign or malignant (cancerous) disease. The primary symptom of esophagea...
More » - Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an inflammatory disease that results in scarring of the bile ducts. It is presumed to be due to a disorder of ...
More » - Bile duct strictures are narrowed areas of the bile ducts that can be either benign or malignant (cancerous). People with bile duct strictures often e...
More » - Cysts within the pancreas are commonly found during imaging studies with ultrasound, CT or MRI. Most people in whom pancreatic cysts are found do not ...
More » - Often when people undergo examination of their gastrointestinal tract (with barium studies, CT, endoscopy or colonoscopy), lesions or bumps within the...
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