GI Preps and Procedures

Here is information on common procedures and preps used in our practice.

Please visit the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) website for a full A-to-Z list of GI diseases and disorders.

  • CLINPIQ 2-Day Prep for Colonoscopy

    If you have a scheduled colonoscopy, it is important that you use the specific colonoscopy preparation instructed by your doctor. If your doctor instructed you to use the CLINPIQ preparation before your colonoscopy, follow these instructions beginning two days before your procedure.

  • PLENVU 2-Day Prep for Colonoscopy

    If you have a scheduled colonoscopy, it is important that you use the specific colonoscopy preparation instructed by your doctor. If your doctor instructed you to use the PLENVU preparation before your colonoscopy, follow these instructions beginning two days before your procedure.

  • SUPREP 2-Day Prep for Colonoscopy

    If you have a scheduled colonoscopy, it is important that you use the specific colonoscopy preparation instructed by your doctor. If your doctor instructed you to use the SUPREP preparation before your colonoscopy, follow these instructions beginning two days before your procedure.

  • Colyte 2-Day Prep for Colonoscopy

    If you have a scheduled colonoscopy, it is important that you use the specific colonoscopy preparation instructed by your doctor. If your doctor instructed you to use the Colyte 2-day preparation before your colonoscopy, follow these instructions beginning two days before your procedure.

  • Capsule Endoscopy

    Capsule Endoscopy, also called a small bowel endoscopy, capsule enteroscopy, or wireless endoscopy, lets your doctor examine the lining of the middle part of your gastrointestinal tract using a pill-sized video capsule called an endoscope.

  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

    ERCP is a specialized technique, performed at a local hospital, used to study the ducts (drainage routes) of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas (the drainage channels from the liver are called bile ducts or biliary ducts).

  • Upper GI Endoscopy

    Upper endoscopy, also known as an upper GI endoscopy, esophagogastro-duodenoscopy [EGD], or panendoscopy, is a procedure that enables your physician to examine the lining of the upper part of your gastrointestinal tract using a thin flexible tube with its own lens and light source. Our office has a state of the art endoscopy suite, with…

  • Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

    Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a procedure that enables your physician to examine the lining of the rectum and a portion of the colon (large bowel) by inserting a flexible tube that is about the thickness of your finger into the anus and advancing it slowly into the rectum and lower part of the colon. Unless otherwise…

  • Colonoscopy

    Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables your physician to examine the lining of the colon (large bowel) for abnormalities by inserting a flexible tube that is about the thickness of your finger into the anus and advancing it slowly into the rectum and colon. Unless otherwise necessary, your colonoscopy will be performed in our Endoscopy…