- An unexplained change in your bowel movements
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic heartburn
- Persistent blood in your stool
- Rectal bleeding
- Persistent abdominal pain
- Unexpected weight loss
- Chronic tiredness or sudden fatigue
- Swallowing disorders
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Gas, bloating and burping
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Gastric outlet obstruction
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Crohn’s disease
- Diverticulitis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Gallstones
- Cancer of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, small intestines, colon, rectum and anus
- Pancreatitis
A routine colonoscopy can save your life
Colonoscopy is one of the screening procedures used in the early detection of colorectal cancer when it’s most treatable. Colonoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that allows the physician to examine the entire large intestine.
Call 345.949.6066 or click here to schedule an appointment with one of our gastroenterology specialists.
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How is colon cancer found?
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Christopher Bromley is a general surgeon with Doctors Hospital.
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Dr. Tanja Ebanks MD FMH (Switzerland) Dr. Ebanks practice includes: Patients can book appointments directly with Dr. Ebanks at 345.946.0067. Visit www.caymansurgery.ky for more information on Dr. Ebanks.
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Dr. Darley Solomon MD MBA Dr. Darley Solomon is an attending General Surgeon who has been practising at Doctors Hospital since 2011. Dr. Solomon earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Doctor of Medicine degrees at Howard University in Washington, DC. He then completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center in […]
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