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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology

Introduction
Gastroenterology is a super specialty that deals with management of patients suffering from disorders of digestive system. The experienced team of doctors and highly trained staff at Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology offers round-the-clock services in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the food pipe, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas, liver and gallbladder.

Hepatology is a super specialty that deals with the diagnosis and management of patients suffering from disorders of the liver. Hepatology deals with diseases like Acute Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B or E), Chronic Hepatitis and Cirrhosis due to a variety of causes like alcohol, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Endoscopic Procedures Available.

  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Upper GI endoscopy including:
  • Sclerotherapy of bleeding esophageal varices.
  • Banding of esophageal varices.
  • Super-glue injection for gastric varices.
  • Injection/ Clip application for bleeding ulcers.
  • Esophageal stenting.
  • Dilatation of esophageal strictures and Achalasia Cardia.
  • Endoscopic placement of Naso-jejunal tube.
  • Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG).
  • Polypectomy.
  • Foreign Body Removal .

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Available.

  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) including:
  • Endoscopic Papillotomy (EPT).
  • Bile duct stone removal.
  • Mechanical lithotripsy.
  • Biliary & Pancreatic stenting.
  • Endoscopic Sclerotherapy (EST) and Endoscopic Variceal Ligation(EVL) are done for bleeding esophageal varices.
  • Superglue injection- This is a highly specialized life saving procedure done to obliterate bleeding gastric varices by injecting (Cyanoacrylate) into the bleeding vessels.
  • Endoscopic clip application for bleeding ulcers.

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