{"id":2029,"date":"2021-08-12T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/sub-practice-areas\/gastroenterology\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:03:15","slug":"gastroenterology","status":"publish","type":"sub-practice-areas","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/gastroenterology\/","title":{"rendered":"Gastroenterology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gastroenterology is the medical specialty which diagnosis and treats disorders of the digestive system.&nbsp; This includes the organ systems of&nbsp; Biliary, Colon, Esophagus, Liver, Pancreas, Small intestine, Gall bladder, Large intestine, GI tract, and Rectum. &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gastrointestinal disorders include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diverticular disease<\/li><li>Pancreatitis<\/li><li>Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)<\/li><li>Esophageal Disorders<\/li><li>Colon Cancer<\/li><li>Irritable Bowel Syndrome<\/li><li>Ulcers<\/li><li>Gastrointestinal Bleeding<\/li><li>Gallstones<\/li><li>Ulcerative Colitis<\/li><li>Anal Disorders<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>GI physicians use a variety of different procedures and tests to diagnose and treat these disorders.&nbsp; Some of these tests include ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography); colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, laproscopic Colectomy, and EGD (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy).&nbsp; Some of the more commonly performed radiographic imaging studies utilized by GI physicians include x-rays, barium swallow studies, abdominal ultrasound, Cholescintigraphy (HIDA Scan), and PET scans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1543,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"categories":[81],"class_list":["post-2029","sub-practice-areas","type-sub-practice-areas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-malpractice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sub-practice-areas\/2029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sub-practice-areas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sub-practice-areas"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/new-orleans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}