Esophageal Disease Services: Conditions & Treatments Our UCI Health esophageal disease specialists are nationally regarded innovators in the diagnosis and treatment of all conditions of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Working at Orange County's only university medical center, our board-certified physicians are also leaders in developing new technologies that are improving treatment options for our patients. Conditions At the UCI Health Digestive Health Institute (DHI), part of UCI Health, we treat the following conditions: Achalasia Barrett’s esophagus Benign esophageal tumors Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) Esophageal cancer Esophageal diverticula Esophageal strictures Esophageal varices Gastroparesis Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Gastrointestinal stromal tumors Hiatal hernia Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) Motility disorders Paraesophageal hernia Stomach cancer Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures Our physicians use the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, including: Ambulatory pH testing for GERD Botulinum toxin injection Cellvizio® probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy Cryotherapy Endoscopic enteral stenting Endoscopic laser myotomy Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)/submucosal dissection (ESD) Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) EUS-guided fine needle aspiration High-resolution endoscopy with narrow band imaging chromoendoscopy High-resolution esophageal manometry Laryngeal pH testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) / Impedance Testing Laser therapy Photodynamic therapy Radiofrequency ablation of Barrett’s esophagus Surgical procedures Our specialists are experts in the following surgical procedures: Cricopharyngeal myotomy Laparoscopic esophageal reoperations Laparoscopic excision of benign or malignant gastric or esophageal mass Laparoscopic Heller myotomy Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with mesh Laparoscopic LINX® anti-reflux procedure Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication Laparoscopic partial and total gastrectomy Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Laparoscopic/thoracoscopic esophagectomy Stretta® incisionless outpatient procedure TIF® with EsophyX® endoscopic procedure For more information or to make an appointment, please call us at 888-717-4463.