We specialise in the evaluation and treatment of patients with various gastrointestinal and liver disorders. The various diseases being treated in this department includes
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Gastro esophageal reflux disease
- Gastrointestinal tuberculosis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Management of corrosive strictures of esophagus
- Gastrointestinal cancers.
- Viral hepatitis B and C
- Alcoholic liver disease.
- Gallstone related disease
- Acute and chronic pancreatitis
- Malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea.
- Upper GI endoscopies as part of general health check up.
- Treatment of foreign bodies.
Unique Services
The department of gastroenterology is well equipped with state of art latest upper and lower GI endoscopies and availability of digital documentation of patient details.
Therapeutic Upper and Lower GI endoscopy procedures being done at the department include
- Endoscopic varices ligation (Banding)
- Endoscopic variceal sclerotherpy
- Oesophageal stricture dilatation.
- Stenting of malignant esophageal strictures.
- Treatment of Achlasia cardia
- Treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers.
- Polypectomy
- Percutaneous endocopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Gastric variceal glue injection
- Endoscopic removal of foreign bodies.
- Dilatation of chronic and rectal strictures.
ERCP
ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatograpy) is a unique service being offered by the department of Gastroenterology.
The various applications of ERCP in patient care are
- Non-surgical management of common bile duct stones.
- Biliary and pancreatic ductal stenting
- Management of Biliary Ascariasis.
- Biliary metal stenting for bile duct cancers.
- Dilatation and stenting of bile duct stricture
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