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Departments

OVERVIEW

Gastroenterology and GI Surgery is a progressive centre of excellence dedicated to the provision of care for patients with complex gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Its dedicated team of Gastroenterologists, Surgeons and Hepatologists use high end technology based on international protocol, for the diagnosis and gastro treatment of a range of disorders of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. Minimally invasive procedures are used to diagnose and treat many of these problems, ensuring better outcomes and shorter recovery periods. Gastroenterology and GI Surgery also specializes in treating GI cancer, colonoscopy treatment, endoscopy treatment.


TREATMENT & PROCEDURES

Gastroenterology and GI Surgery has a state-of-the-art Endoscopy Centre, fully equipped to offer comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service.

Medical Gastroenterology

Diagnostic endoscopic procedures

Colonoscopy
Enteroscopy
Endoscopy
Interventional endoscopic procedures

Polypectomy
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP)
UGI Endoscopy
UGI Endoscopy with Biopsy
Variceal Banding Esophageal (EVL)
A dedicated team of gastroenterologists is available round the clock to treat patients with upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroenterology and GI Surgery provides gastroenteritis treatment for the patients suffering from the following conditions:

Jaundice – obstructive jaundice, viral hepatitis and biliary stone disease

It is not an illness but a medical condition which can occur in babies, children and adults. Jaundice most often occurs as a result of an underlying disorder that either causes tissues to become over-saturated with bilirubin or prevents the liver from disposing of bilirubin. In newborn babies, though, jaundice is common because they have extra red blood cells that begin to break down soon after they are born. In otherwise healthy newborns, jaundice usually peaks at about three to five days of life and then begins to go away on its own. In breastfed babies, this can take as long as two to three weeks. Jaundice during the first 24 hours of life is not considered normal and will prompt to do some tests to look for the cause.

In adults, the symptoms of jaundice may indicate damage to the liver. If the cause is not treated, it can lead to liver failure.

Ulcers:
Ulcers: Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the inside lining of your esophagus, stomach and the upper portion of your small intestine. The most common symptom of a peptic ulcer is abdominal pain.

Peptic ulcers include:
Gastric ulcers that occur on the inside of the stomach

Esophageal ulcers that occur inside the hollow tube (esophagus) that carries food from your throat to your stomach

Duodenal ulcers that occur on the inside of the upper portion of your small intestine (duodenum)

Chronic liver disease (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C), cirrhosis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, ascites

These are diseases that are caused due to continued degeneration and progressive destruction of the liver. Such aspects can develop into Cirrhosis and fibrosis.

GI Bleeding (haematemesis / melena / fresh blood per rectum)

Gastrointestinal bleeding or hemorrhage is caused due to hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract or rectum. If left untreated the same can manifest into serious secondary medical conditions. The degrees of bleeding can range from minimal to acute and chronic.

Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain can be because of a number of reasons and the same has to be diagnosed specifically by specialists. The same can be alcohol induced, due to swelling or abnormality in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, etc.

Dyspepsia (gas, bloating of abdomen, distension of abdomen)
Gastro esophageal reflux disease (acidity, heartburn, vomiting)
Loss of appetite/weight loss
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
SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Esophagus

Cancers of the esophagus
Corrosive injuries/ strictures of esophagus
Esophageal perforations
Peristaltic Disorders of esophagus (Achalasia cardia)
Stomach

Carcinoma of the stomach
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of stomach
Complicated duodenal ulcer disease
Hepatobiliary& Pancreas

Liver tumors (Primary/ secondaries)
Hydatid cysts, liver /spleen/any other organ (intra-abdominal)
Cholangiocarcinoma
Carcinoma of gall bladder
Complicated gallstone disease (Cholecysto/Choledochal duodenal Fistula)
Choledochal cysts
Biliary stricture/ biliary fistulae
Post cholecystectomy biliary injuries
Carcinoma of the head of pancreas
Surgery in Acute pancreatitis (Necrotizing pancreatitis)
Chronic pancreatitis
Cystic tumors of pancreas
Surgery for Portal hypertension
Surgical obstructive jaundice
Small Intestine

Small bowel tumors
Crohn’s disease
Colon, Rectum & Anal canal

Colonic cancers
Ulcerative colitis
Rectal carcinoma
Anal canal cancers
Colonic polyposis


COST OF TREATMENT / ESTIMATE OF TREATMENT

To know more about gastronterologists, GI surgeons, cost and estimates associated with the Gastroenterology treatment of colon cancer, liver diseases, stomach cancer and cancers associated with the GI tract, please share your request and reports at shankarhospitaldos@gmail.com