Advanced Facilities

The modern facilities for the treatment of GI diseases include

• Dedicated Endoscopy suites to perform various diagnostic tests and treatments
• High-end Endoscopy System.
• High-end Laparoscopic System for GI Surgeries
• Diagnostics and therapeutic treatment of GI diseases

Upper Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy

• Biopsy of upper GI tract lesions
• Sclerotherapy for Oesophageal varices (EST)
• Variceal ligation for Oesophageal varices (EVL)
• Glue injection for Gastric varices
• Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stricture dilatation
• Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stenting for benign and malignant strictures
• Foreign body removed from upper GI tract
• Haemoclipping, injection tamponade for bleeding gastric and duodenal ulcer
• Naso-jejunal tube placement
• Polypectomy

Lower Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy

• Full Colonoscopy and ileo-scopy
• Short Colonoscopy
• Biopsy of lower GI tract lesion
• Polypectomy
• Colonic stricture dilatation
• Endotherapy for bleeding lesions

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)

When to contact A Gastro Enterologist :

Our team of specialists recommends that a patient may require a consultation with Gastroenterologists if he/she is suffering from any of the following conditions :

• Jaundice (e.g. viral hepatitis / obstructive jaundice/ biliary stone disease)
• Liver disease (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C), cirrhosis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, ascites.
• Ulcer (Abdominal pain/burning)
• GI Bleeding (haematemesis / melena / fresh blood per rectum)
• Abdominal pain
• Dyspepsia (gas, bloating of abdomen, distension of abdomen)
• Gastro oesophageal reflux disease (acidity, heartburn, vomiting)
• Loss of appetite/weight loss
• Alteration of bowel habits
• Irritable bowel syndrome (chronic diarrhea, mucus in stools, loose bowel movements/constipation)
• Inflammatory bowel disease e.g. ulcerative colitis/Chrohn’s disease.
• Elevated SGOT, SGPT (could be due to chronic Hepatitis B or C, non alcoholic fatty liver disease)
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Pancreatitis (Acute/Chronic)
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Celiac disease
• Oesophogeal cancer
• Gastric/colonic cancer