| Extensively experienced medical and surgical gastroenterologists give direction to the gastroenterology and liver services department. |
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| The endoscopy work of the department increasingly deals with the ever expanding spheres of Interventional Endoscopy relating to the biliary tract and management of complications of portal hypertension, in addition to esophageal and rectal dilation, colonic polypectomics and the placement of feeding gastrotomies, esophageal stents. |
| The other facilities extended by the department are : |
- ERCPs ( both diagnostic and therapeutic ) including Sphincterotomies, Stone extraction, Insertion of Endoprothesis
- 24 hours service for acute bleeds and acute liver failure.
- Comprehensive work up in chronic liver diseases leading to liver transplant assessment
- Serological assessment for Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.
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| Surgical Gastroenterology |
| Surgical Gastroenterology is a full-fledged department with laparoscopic surgical facilities. The department deals with all diseases connected with the entire digestive tract, besides Liver, Gall Bladder, and the Pancreas. |
| The department is keeping pace with the current trends worldwide in the diagnosis and treatment of all surgical problems related to the digestive tract. The services offered by the department include |
- Photo Coagulation Therapy
- Laser Coagulation Therapy
- Drainage of pancreatic pseudo cyst H.S.V. &
G.J.
- Surgery for Oesophageal Stricture
- Surgery for Hydatid disease
- Surgery for Achalasia cardia
- Surgery for various liver cysts
- Surgery for Hiatus Hernia
- Total gastrectomy with Roux-En-Y Loop
- Radical resections for cancer of the Bowel
- Pouch surgery for inflammatory bowel disease
- Management of intestinal fistulae
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| Liver Unit |
| The services offered by the Liver unit include: (Awaiting for Goverment Approval) |
- Technologically-Advanced Procedures Offered by the Liver Transplant Program
- Whole cadaver-donor liver transplantation
- Educed-size and split-liver techniques (allows for a cadaver-donor liver to be shared between an adult patient and a child patient)
- Living-donor liver transplants from both related and unrelated compassionate donors
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