Gastroenterology Tests We Offer
The Gastroenterology Division at MetroHealth offers a full suite of GI tests for patients, and we're available in several locations throughout Northeast Ohio. This is a short list of the diagnostic and therapeutic services we offer. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all the treatments we provide. If you have a patient in need and you do not see a required test on this list, please call us for more information.
To refer a patient, call 216-778-1587 or fax referral paperwork to 216-778-4873.
The following services are provided in our GI Diagnosis and Motility Laboratory.
Endoscopic Procedures Offered
- Balloon enteroscopy
- Capsule endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic ultrasound or echo-endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Therapeutic endoscopy, such as pneumatic dilation, stent placements, EMR, ESD, mucosal ablation and others
- Upper endoscopy
Motility Testing
- 24-hour impedance-pH test, for those with typical or atypical symptoms of GERD who are NOT responsive to double-dose PPI
- 24-hour pH test, to confirm the diagnosis of GERD in patients with heartburn or any extraesophageal manifestation of GERD (asthma, cough and laryngitis)
- Capsule endoscopy, to evaluate patients with iron deficiency anemia and those with small bowel Crohn's disease
- Fibroscan, for patients with liver disease requiring staging of liver fibrosis
- Helicobacter pylori breath test, to confirm eradication of H. pylori after adequate treatment
- High-resolution anorectal manometry with balloon expulsion, for people with fecal incontinence or constipation
- High-resolution esophageal manometry, for anti-reflux surgery candidates and for people with dysphagia, noncardiac chest pain and GERD-related typical or atypical symptoms
- Hydrogen breath test, to confirm the presence of bacterial overgrowth, lactose intolerance and fructose malabsorption
- Smartpill, to evaluate patients for abnormal gastric emptying and small bowel, colonic or whole bowel transit
- Wireless Bravo pH capsule, to confirm the presence of GERD in patients with heartburn or extra/atypical manifestations of GERD
Other GI Services Offered
- Fibroscan
- Liver biopsy
- Paracentesis
Referrals
To refer a patient, call 216-778-1587 or fax referral paperwork to 216-778-4873. Find more in-depth information about our process, see Referral a Patient.
