Aurora, Colorado is home to 47 practicing gastroenterologists who have offices in 3 counties and 5 zip codes, including zip codes 80010, 80045, 80012, 80014, and 80220.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Aurora has a population of 297,235, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 gastroenterologist for every 6,324 residents.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Colorado has a population of 4,665,177. Of this population, 1,140,002 are under the age of 18 and 462,190 are at or above the age of 65.

Description

Gastroenterology is the study of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the body. A gastroenterologist diagnoses and treats diseases of the digestive organs, including the stomach, esophagus, intestines, pancreas, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer in the GI tract, and jaundice. A gastroenterologist also performs complex diagnostic procedures, including the use of endoscopes to see and treat internal organs.

Diseases / Illnesses Treated

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are hemorrhoids, hiatal hernia, digestive disorders, heartburn, rectal bleeding, ulcer, ostomy care, polyps, colon cancer, crohn's disease, diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, acid reflux, bowel diseases, cystic fibrosis, ulcerative colitis, nausea, appendicitis, and colitis.

Procedures Performed

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including gerd services, abdominal surgery, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, laparoscopy, liver transplantation, and cholecystography.

Tests Performed

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including  endoscopy, colonoscopy, barium enema, liver biopsy, sigmoidoscopy, barium swallow, abdominal ultrasound, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd), gallbladder scan, upper gastrointestinal series, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, radiographic x-ray, proctoscopy, pancreas scan, abdominal angiogram, anoscopy, liver scan, and abdominal x-rays.