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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM  
 

 
PROCEDURES WE PERFORM

• Colonoscopy

• EGD / EGD with Dilation

• ERCP

• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

• Capsule Endoscopy

• 24 Hr ph Probe

• Esophageal Manometry

• Lactose/Fructose Breath Test

• Enteryx Procedure

CANCER SPECIFIC

http://www.cancer.org – American Cancer Society

http://www.colorectalcancerweek.org – Colorectal Cancer Week

http://www.cancer.gov – National Cancer Institute

CELIAC DISEASE-GLUTEN SENSITIVE ENTEROPATHY

http://www.celiac.org

http://www.panix.com/~donwiss

GENERAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

http://www.acg.gi.org – American College of Gastroenterology

http://www.cag-acg.org – Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

http://www.gastrohep.com – GastroHep

http://www.omge.com – World Gastroenterology Organization

GENERAL MEDICINE

http://www.abim.org – American Board of Internal Medicine

http://www.ama-assn.org – American Medical Association

http://www.vh.org – Virtual Hospital

http://www.who.int/en/ - World Health Organization

HEPATITIS & LIVER DISORDER

https://www.aasld.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx - American Association for the Study of Liver Disease

http://www.livertumor.org – Liver Tumor. org

http://www.hepfi.org

http://www.hepb.org – Hepatitis B Foundation

http://www.liverfoundation.org – American Liver Foundation

http://www.hepatitisneighborhood.com

http://www.wilsonsdisease.org – Wilson’s Disease Association

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

http://www.iffgd.orghttp://www.ibsvillage.com

http://www.ibsgroup.org

NUTRITION

http://www.main.uab.edu/ipnec/show.asp?durki=37725 – American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists

http://www.eatright.org/Public/ - American Dietetic Association

http://www.clinnutr.org – American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

http://www.fda.org – Food and Drug Administration

http://www.c4irs.com/oley/ - The Oley Foundation for Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

PANCREATIOCOBILIARY

http://www.ahpba.org – American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

http://www.pancreas.org – Pancreas.org

http://www.pancreatica.org

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

http://www.naspghn.org – North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

REFLUX/GERD

http://www.aboutgerd.org – About GERD

http://www.gerd.com

http://www.reflux.org – Pediatric/Adolescent Gastro Reflux Association

RESEARCH

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov – Clinical Trials

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ - MEDLINEplus

http://www.gastroresearch.org – Gastroenterology Research Group

http://www.ncbi..nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fdgi - National Library of Medicine

SURGICAL SOCIETIES

http://www.fascrs.org – American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

http://www.iasg.org – International Association of Surgeons and Gastroenterologists

http://www.ssat.com – Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

http://www.sages.org – Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

http://www.sls.org/home - Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

ULCERATIVE COLITIS & CROHN’S DISEASE

http://www.uoa.org

http://www.ccfa.org – Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America

http://members.aol.com/bospol/homepage/crohns.htm

ULCERS/HELICOBACTER PYLORI

http://www.helico.com

OTHER SITES

http://www.porphyriafoundation.com – The American Porphyria Foundation

http://www.endoatlas.com – Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

http://www.medmatrix.org/reg/login.asp - Medical Matrix (Guide to Clinical Medical Medicine Resources)

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/ - MedWatch

http://www.cdc.gov – Center for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.niddk.nih.gov – National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease

http://www.arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestive/basks/index.html  

http://sgna.org – Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates

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