Brachytherapy is our newest tool in the treatment of esophageal cancer.
Recently, Gastrointestinal Associates teamed up with Thompson Cancer Survival Center to make this advanced treatment available to gastrointestinal patients in East Tennessee. Two patients have already benefitted from brachytherapy in our first month of offering the treatment. (more…)
Here comes the burn: You have just finished a great meal or you lay down to rest and you are hit with that uncomfortable, burning sensation in your chest. Although commonly called heartburn, it really doesn’t involve the heart.
Heartburn affects many of us. In fact the American Gastroenterological Association reports that more than 60 million Americans experience symptoms at least once each month. (more…)
The increasing prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) has presented gastroenterologists with this decade’s major challenge for diagnosis.
EE is sometimes confused with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) because the symptoms of the diseases are so similar.
EE has been detected in all ages and on every continent, except Africa. Our team here at Gastrointestinal Associates (GIA) is familiar with the latest research on EE and has experience treating the disease.
Everyone at Gastrointestinal Associates, P.C., and The Endoscopy Center appreciates the confidence you have placed in us. You have chosen one of the most educated and experienced groups - and one of the most technologically advanced facilities.
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