Gastroenterology Department

The Center of Medical and Surgical Gastroenterology at MGM hospital specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive tract and liver. Our Gastroenterologists specialize in caring for people who have diseases of the stomach, intestines and other digestive organs. Endoscopy, a procedure that uses a flexible fiberoptic tube to examine the inside of the body cavity, is used to detect many upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) problems. Those with acute heartburn, indigestion and unexplained abdominal pain can be treated by these specialists. In addition, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, ulcerative colitis, esophageal tumors, liver disease, pancreatic disorders and other complex problems of the GI system are treated.

The Center of Surgical Gastroenterology is involved in managing major gastrointestinal surgical problems, which predominantly involve gastrointestinal cancers; Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic diseases, colorectal surgery and Minimal Access surgery and Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopies are done.

Through infrastructure organized around interest groups oriented toward disease processes, organ systems, procedures or patient groups, clinical expertise is integrated with the newest forms of established and experimental diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Outpatients and patients in the hospital are cared for by teams of physicians and allied health personnel with broad expertise in all forms of gastroenterological and hepatobiliary diseases.

DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPY

The Endoscopy center has dedicated Endoscopist, some of them leaders in their field. It has the latest high-resolution video Endoscopy unit and offers the entire gamut of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic upper GI, lower GI and pancreatico-biliary interventions. There is a separate endoscopy suite staffed by specially trained endoscopy nurses so as to create a comfortable environment for the patients and towards making endoscopy as stress-free an experience as possible.

• Endoscopic Control of upper GI Bleed (banding, sclerotherapy, heater probe, clipping)
• Endoscopic Dilatation of benign and malignant strictures and stent placement in Oesophagus, Stomach, Duodenum & Colon.
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, Endoscopic removal of foreign Bodies
• ERCP and clearance of CBD stones, stent placement in biliary obstruction
   

Endoscopic Drainage of pseudocyst of pancreas, Endotherapy of chronic pancreatitis are the commonly performed endoscopic procedures.
Because of our recognition that high-quality care depends upon scientific discovery, major research programs at the basic, applied, and translational levels exist to generate new knowledge that ultimately benefits patients.

Specialty clinics includes :
 

• Luminal (Bowel) clinic: for management of patients with chronic bowel problems like Irritable bowel syndrome, Inflammatory bowel disease and other intestinal disorders
• Hepato-biliary and pancreatic clinic: management of patients with liver and biliary diseases and chronic pancreatitis
• GI cancer clinic: Screening for GI cancer and management of various GI cancers

CONSULTANT ATTENDING GASTROENTEROLOGY CASES
 

• DR. SATISH G. KULKARNI