Specialty Groups
Treatment of gastrointestinal diseases at Mayo Clinic in Arizona involves several subspecialty clinics, which combine clinical expertise and research.
Advanced Endoscopic Clinic
Esophageal Clinic
- 24-hour pH monitoring (Conventional and Wireless
- Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus
- All gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, including colonoscopy, polypectomy, upper endoscopy
- Balloon dilation of achalasia
- Barrett's Esophagus with and without dysplasia
- Botox® treatment for achalasia
- Disorders of swallowing
- Endoscopic (non-surgical) treatment of early esophageal cancer
- Endoscopic treatment of esophateal stricture
- Endoscopic treatment of GERD
- Polymer injection (Enteryx)
- Radiofrequency (Stretta)
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal manometry
- Esophageal motility (manometry)
- Esophageal ultrasound
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Impedance plythesmography
- Metal stent placement for esophageal cancer
- Non cardiac chest pain
- Reflux laryngitis
- Unsedated ultrathin endoscopy for Barret Screening
General Gastroenterology Clinic
- For diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, pancreas and liver that are not treated in the specialty clinics listed on this page.
Hepatobiliary Clinic
Special Features
- An average cure rate of Hepatitis C higher that the national average
- Access to more than 15 clinical trials for hepatitis patients
Conditions Treated
- Viral hepatitis B and C
- Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Benign and malignant liver tumors
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Drug-induced hepatotoxicity
- Gallbladder disease
- Metabolic disorders – Hemochromatosis, Wilson's Disease, Alfa 1- Antitrypsin deficiency
The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic is devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, including ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease and pouchitis. This Clinic also provides diagnosis and treatment for patients with microscopic colitis, lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis.
Services provided include advanced medical diagnosis and care by gastroenterologists whose practices are focused on inflammatory bowel disease; surgical consultation and treatment by colon and rectal surgeons who are very experienced in operating on patients who have ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease; and specialized gastrointestinal radiologists and pathologists who have a high level of expertise in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
In addition to routine clinical care for patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic is actively involved in research and can provide investigational drug therapy with a variety of drugs for patients who do not respond to standard medical therapy.
Conditions Treated
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Pouchitis
- Collagenous/Microscopic Colitis
Services Offered
Liver Transplantation Clinic
- Evaluation and treatment of liver cancer
- Evaluation of candidates for liver transplantation and pre-operative management
- Management of patients after liver transplantation
- Management of Portal Hypertension complications
Pancreatic Clinic
- Biliary and pancreatic manometery for Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
- Endoscopic management of pancreatic pseudocysts
- Evaluation and management of acute pancreatitis
- Evaluation and management of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency
- Evaluation and management of cystic or solid pancreatic masses (endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP)
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