Gastrointestinal Services & Procedures in Illinois

We offer comprehensive medical and surgical care in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions for males and females.

Special Areas of Expertise

  • Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cysts
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
  • Bile duct Cancer
  • Bile duct stones, and obstruction
  • Early Cancer of esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and rectum
  • Barrett’s Esophagus including High Grade Dysplasia
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Acid Reflux
  • Chronic abdominal/pelvic pain and nerve blocks for pain management
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Strictures
  • Large/Difficult Polyp Removal
  • Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
  • Bariatric ERCP and endoscopy
  • New technology development and technology assessment

Advanced Tertiary Endoscopy Procedures

  • Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection (EFTR)
  • Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
  • Endoscopic Resection using Endorotor
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound and cyst drainage
  • Difficult ERCP (including failed ERCP at other centers)
  • Sphincter of Oddi Manometry
  • Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (CLE)
  • Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
  • Double Balloon Enteroscopy, Spirus Enteroscopy
  • Spyglass Cholangiopancereatoscopy
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
  • Endoscopic Suturing for fistulae and Bariatrics
  • Endoscopic management of Obesity with Balloon (Orbera) and Suturing
  • ERCP in Gastric Bypass patients including Double Balloon ERCP and EUS Directed transGastric ERCP (EDGE procedure)
  • Transendoscopic Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
  • Radio frequency ablation for cancer of the bile duct and pancreas (Habib probe)
  • Enteral Stent

Procedures

Diagnostic

  • Smart Pill Test
  • Video Capsule Enteroscopy
  • Esophageal Motility (Manometry) and PH Testing
  • Diagnostic tissue sampling of the Gastrointestinal, Hepatic and Biliary Systems