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At Stone Oak Gastroenterology provide the colon doctors in San Antonio, TX to reduce colon cancer by detecting the disease early and educating patients about the importance of screening colonoscopies. For more details, please visit at https://www.stoneoakgi.com/colonoscopy/

Learn about our endoscopic ultrasound procedure, available in San Antonio. Our top-notch, compassionate practitioners are here to help you!Learn more at http://www.stoneoakgi.com

Stone Oak Gastroenterology team performs esophageal manometry procedure which measures the pressure within the esophagus.

Capsule Endoscopy for small intestine screening is a procedure performed by our Gastroenterology specialists in San Antonio, TX. Call us for consultation.

Here at Stone Oak Gastroenterology, we perform liver biopsy to evaluate a liver condition for proper treatment. Learn more liver biopsy procedures.

Find out more about the laparoscopy (laparoscopic surgery) procedure used to treat digestive diseases of the gastrointestinal tract such as GERD.

Stone Oak Gastroenterology has the best GI physicians in San Antonio. Our goal is to prevent GI conditions through quality and compassionate healthcare.

To understand this procedure, it is helpful to know some upper intestinal tract anatomy. It starts with the food tube or esophagus. This organ moves food down to the stomach with sweeping muscle contractions. At the lower end of the esophagus is a specialized muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The LES should remain tightly contracted until food or liquid arrives from above. The LES then relaxes, allowing the food and liquid to pass. Then it again becomes tightly contracted. This action prevents stomach acid, bile salts, and enzymes from flowing up into the esophagus, causing symptoms and tissue damage.

Gastroenterology essentially addresses diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver.

Stone Oak Gastroenterology has the best GI physicians in San Antonio. Our goal is to prevent GI conditions through quality and compassionate healthcare.

The esophagus is the muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach. However, it is not a rigid tube. The muscles in the wall of the esophagus automatically contract when a person swallows. This type of contraction, called peristalsis, occurs as a sweeping wave down the esophagus. It literally squeezes the food or liquid along from the mouth to the stomach. For more details you can visit at https://www.stoneoakgi.com/esophegealph/