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, colon, pancreas, liver and gallbladder. Hepatology is a super specialty that deals with the diagnosis and management of patients suffering from disorders of the liver. The common symptoms of liver disease are jaundice, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, swelling of feet and vomiting of blood. 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.

UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY

* Biopsy of upper GI tract lesions
* Sclerotherapy for Esophageal Varices (EST)
* Variceal Ligation for Esophageal Varices (EVL)
* Glue injection for Gastric varices
* Esophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stricture dilatation and stenting
* Foreign body removal from upper GI tract
* Hemoclipping
* Nasojejunal tube placement
* Polypectomy
* percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)


LOWER GI ENDOSCOPY (COLONOSCOPY, SIGMOIDOSCOPY)

* Biopsy of lower GI tract lesions
* Colonic stricture dilatation
* Colonic stenting for decompression in cases of colonic volvulus
* Injection tamponade for bledding lesions
* Piles banding