The Surgical Gastroenterology Division of the Hospital has an outstanding team of doctors comprising Hepato-pancreato-biliary & liver-organ transplant surgeons, hepatologists, pancreato-biliary endoscopy experts, Hepato-biliary radiologists/interventional radiologists and liver transplant anesthesiologists. They offer the latest diagnosis and surgical treatment for luminal gastroenterology, hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases and esophageal dysfunctions, with advanced facilities in GI Pathology and GI Oncology.

Therapeutic Upper GI Procedures.

Therapeutic & Diagnostic Radiology Procedures

• FNAC, Liver biopsy
• Biliary obstruction – Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD)
• Bile duct strictures – Stenting
• Bile duct cancer – Metallic stent placement
• Chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatic stenting
• Pancreas Divisum – Minor pappilla stenting
• Papillary carcinoma – ampullectomy
• Pancreatic Pseudocyst – Cystogastrostomy, Cystoduodenostomy
• Rendezvous biliary stenting
• Liver tumours – Percutaneous Ethanol injection (PEI)
• Variceal bleeding – Sclerotherapy, variceal banding, hemoclips
• Gastric varices – Cyanoacrylate glue injection
• Ulcer bleed – Injection Haemostasis, Gold probe, Haemoclips
• Mallory Weiss Tears – Injection haemostasis
• Foreign body – extraction
• Corrosive/Peptic stricture – Savary Gilliard Dilatation, TTS Balloon dilatation

• Achalasia Cardia – Rigiflex Balloon dilatation
• Carcinoma Esophagus/ GE junction – Ethanol tumour necrolysis, self-expandable metal stent placement
• Tracheo-esophageal fistulas – Covered SEMS placement
• Pyloric stenosis – TTS balloon dilatation, SEMS placement
• Gastric Polyps – Endoscopic polypectomy
• Early-stage gastric/esophageal cancer – Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
• Feeding technique – PEG, PEGJ, Nasojejunal feeding tube placement
• Therapeutic lower GI endoscopic procedures
• Colonic polyps – Polypectomy + tattooing
• Diverticular Bleed – Injection haemostasis
• Carcinoma colon – Metallic stent placement
• Therapeutic ERCP procedures
• Bile duct stones – Basket/balloon extraction; lithotripsy

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