Personalized Care for Your Digestive Health
With the right care and treatment, you can live life free from the worry and discomfort of digestive distress. At Texas Health Huguley, our highly skilled surgeons offer a variety of minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic digestive procedures that reduce pain, decrease recovery times and limit complications — all so you can move past gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, diverticulosis, Crohn's disease and gastrointestinal cancers, and live life on your own terms.
Access the Full Scope of Gastrointestinal Screenings
Regular preventive screenings for digestive health disorders can help you stay healthy and whole. We use them to identify conditions early on and pinpoint the location and nature of what’s happening in your digestive tract. If you’re over 45 or have risk factors like a family history of colon cancer, we recommend regular colonoscopy screenings.
- Colonoscopy
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An outpatient screening for colon cancer uses a colonoscope connected to a video camera that allows doctors to see the lining of the entire colon.
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
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A procedure that is done to diagnose and treat problems in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine).
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
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Detects biliary obstruction from stones, tumors, strictures, or injuries by visualizing the common bile, pancreatic, and hepatic ducts.
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
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It combines endoscopy with ultrasound, using an endoscope to access the interior GI tract and ultrasound to create images of masses inside on either side of the GI tract wall.
- Esophageal Motility Studies
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A test that assesses the motor function of the upper esophageal sphincter, esophageal body, and lower esophageal sphincter.
- Esophageal pH Assessment
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A test that measures the amount of acid refluxing or backing up into the esophagus to determine if the medications being used to prevent acid reflux are effective.
- Pharyngeal pH Assessment
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A test that screens for stomach acid in the throat or pharynx, which could be causing heartburn, cough, sore throat, clearing, or voice changes.
- Videoesophagram
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A screening that allows your doctor to view and take pictures of the anatomy of your pharynx, esophagus, and stomach.
Meet Your GI Nurse Navigator
At Texas Health Huguley Hospital, we have a team of digestive health experts dedicated to providing the individualized care you need to live a life free from the discomfort of digestive distress. We use advanced technologies to perform a variety of minimally invasive endoscopic procedures. Whether you need help managing a chronic condition or are facing a new diagnosis, you can count on us to provide support.
The GI nurse navigator is available Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Assess Your GERD Risk
When you know your risk of developing conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you can take meaningful steps toward prevention. Small changes like moving more, eating reduced portions or making tweaks to the foods you eat can have a big impact.
Take a few minutes to complete our GERD health assessment to discover your potential risk level.
Assess Your Colorectal Health
When you know your risk level of developing conditions like colon or other colorectal cancers, you can take meaningful steps toward prevention. Even small changes like increasing physical activity, adding more fiber to your diet and decreasing alcohol consumption can have a big impact.
Take a few minutes to complete our colorectal care health assessment to discover your potential risk level.
Minimally Invasive Treatments, Faster Recoveries
When you need surgery for digestive conditions, our compassionate surgical care team works to make you comfortable, confident, and informed. Our digestive health specialists use minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery whenever possible to reduce scarring, help you heal faster, and lessen pain while you recover. Our advanced treatment options include:
- Gallbladder Surgery
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Also referred to as cholecystectomy, a surgical procedure that removes a diseased gallbladder.
- Hernia Surgery
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A way to repair hernias in the abdominal cavity.
- Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Surgery
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An innovative method that uses a single, small incision in the skin to remove an organ.
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
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A minimally invasive technique that repairs hernias using small incisions.
- Liver Surgery
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The full scope of surgeries relating to the health of the liver.
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)
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Fecal transplantation may be an option for people who have a C. diff infection in their colon that keeps coming back and is causing colitis (inflammation in the colon).
Gastrointestinal Conditions We Treat
- Appendicitis
- Barrett's esophagus
- Benign colon disease
- Celiac disease
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
- Esophageal cancer
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Heartburn
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection
- Ulcerative colitis
- Ulcers