NO PATIENT CARE ISSUES SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH THIS FORM.
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is that branch of medicine which focuses on the digestive system and its disorders. It deals with those diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract including the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal.
It is further divided into two parts:
Hepatology– It studies Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tree.
Proctology– It studies Anus and Rectum diseases.
INDICATIONS:
- Difficulty in Swallowing
- Abdominal Pain
- Bleeding in digestive tract
- Pancreatic or Liver Cancer
- Diarrhea
- Heartburn and Discomfort
- Constipation
TREATMENTS AVAILABLE:
- Colonoscopy
- ESWL – Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic ultrasound and liver biopsy.
- Endoscopic Sewing
- Capsule Endoscopy
