Common Procedures
The following information is intended to provide patients with up-to-date information regarding each procedure. This includes a description of the procedure, instructions on how to prepare for the procedure and, when applicable, a consent form for the procedure.
AGI has also provided links to educational videos produced for patients by The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). These videos provide information about endoscopic procedures and the conditions they are used to diagnose and treat.
These videos are intended only to provide general information.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW THE SPECIFIC PREPARATIONS INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR PROCEDURE THAT YOU RECEIVED AT YOUR MOST RECENT VISIT OR BY MAIL FROM OUR OFFICE
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- Capsule Endoscopy
•Understanding Capsule Endoscopy
•Capsule Endoscopy Consent Form (PDF)
•During Your Capsule Endoscopy (PDF)
•After Your Capsule Endoscopy (PDF)
- Colonoscopy
•Understanding Colonoscopy(TEXT)
•Understanding Colonoscopy(VIDEO)
•Colonoscopy Consent Form (PDF)
•Preparing for Your Colonoscopy
•Preparing for Your Colonoscopy (in Spanish)
- EGD (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy or Upper Endoscopy)
•Understanding Upper Endoscopy(TEXT)
•Understanding Upper Endoscopy(VIDEO)
•EGD Consent Form (PDF)
•Preparing for Your EGD
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
•Understanding ERCP
•ERCP Consent Form (PDF)
•Preparing for Your ERCP
- EUS (Endoscopic Ultrasonography)
•Understanding EUS
•Consent for this procedure will be done at
the hospital where the procedure takes place.
•Preparing for Your EUS
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
•Understanding Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
•Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Consent Form (PDF)
•Preparing for Your Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Liver Biopsy
•Understanding the Diagnosis of Cirrhosis
•Liver Biopsy Consent Form (PDF)
•Preparing for Your Liver Biopsy
- Polyp Removal
•Understanding Polyps and Their Treatment
- Colon Cancer Screening
•Understanding Colon Cancer Screening