Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. The department of Gastroenterology provides comprehensive high-end care for a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, liver and biliary disorders with the help of a highly qualified doctors who offers uniquely integrated high quality care for a wide span of problems ranging from simple ones like indigestion, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea, pain abdomen, difficulty in swallowing, vomiting to more complex problems like blood in vomits, bleeding per rectum, gall stones, jaundice, ascites, liver failure, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis, stones in bile duct, cancer of esophagus, stomach, colon, pancreas, gallbladder etc. Our medical experts provide professional assistance to patients on diet & lifestyle changes and also guide them at every step from initial assessment to diagnosis & treatment.

The Division of Gastroenterology is devoted to the clinical care of patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders. These include peptic ulcer disease, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, functional gastrointestinal disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatic-biliary diseases, acute and chronic liver disease as well as gastrointestinal and liver malignancies. The Division of Gastroenterology provides consultation as well as performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

These disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), rectum, liver, gallbladder, or pancreas.
Diseases

Alcohol induced Liver Disease

• Colon Cancer Screening
• Heartburn
• Heartburn, Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer
• Minor rectal bleeding
• Colonoscopy
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Upper Endoscopy
• ERCP

A dedicated team of gastroenterologists is available round the clock to treat patients with upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Action Hospitals have a state-of-the-art Endoscopy Centre fully equipped to offer comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy service.

Diagnostic endoscopic procedures

• Alcohol induced Liver disease
• Colon cancer screening
• Interventional endoscopic procedures
• Polypectomy
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP)
• UGI endoscopy
• UGI endoscopy with biopsy
• Variceal banding oesophageal (EVL)