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Peritonitis

Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers and supports most of your abdomina...

Esophageal Manometry

Esophageal manometry is an outpatient test used to identify problems with movement and pressure in the esophagus that may lead to problems like hea...

What is Laparoscopic Surgery?

Before this system came along, a surgeon who operated on their patient’s belly had to make a cut that was 6-to-12 inches long. In laparoscopic surg...

What Happens When You Get a Feeding Tube?

Your doctor will tape the feeding tube to your belly. Your abdomen may be a bit sore for a couple of days where the tube went in. Another way, call...

Enlarged Spleen: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

For example, sometimes the spleen is overactive in removing and destroying blood cells. An enlarged spleen can be caused by infections, cirrhosis a...

Stool Testing for Blood (Fecal Occult Blood Test)

Because small amounts of blood normally appear in the stool, tests for occult blood are designed to detect larger quantities of blood. A positive f...

Pancreatitis

You may be given a pancreatic function test to see how well the pancreas releases digestive enzymes. To diagnose acute pancreatitis, your doctor te...

Liver Transplantation

A liver transplant is a surgical procedure that replaces someone’s diseased liver with all or part of a healthy one from another person, who’s call...

What is Liver Failure?

Liver failure is a life-threatening condition that demands urgent medical care.

Liver Biopsy

Laboratory tests will be performed on the day of a liver biopsy or 2-3 days before the procedure, as directed by your doctor.

Digestive Diseases and ERCP Testing

ERCP (short for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is a procedure used to diagnose diseases of the gallbladder, biliary system, pancre...

Digestive Diseases and Endoscopy

Endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure used to examine a person's digestive tract. Examining the upper digestive tract (upper endoscopy or ERCP) requ...