Gastroenterology

Department of gastroenterology  at Little Flower hospital offers comprehensive medical and endoscopic management for diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver.

Services offered

Outpatient services on all days (except Sunday)

Diagnostic upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy

GI bleed management: Hemoclips, Endoscopic band ligation and EST for esophageal varices, Cyno acrylate glue injection for gastric varix, Argon plasma coagulation.

Colonoscopic polypectomy, Endoloop application

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for large polyps and early carcinomas.

Esophageal, antroduodenal, enteric and colonic stenting for palliation of obstruction in malignancy

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for feeding purpose

Endoscopic therapy for hemorrhoids: Piles band ligation, Endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST)

Endoscopic pancreatic pseudocyst drainage

Intra gastric balloon deployment for obesity management

Foreign body removal: Esophagus, stomach

Esophageal stricture dilatation using SG dilators and CRE balloon

Pneumatic balloon dilatation for Achalasia cardia

Capsule enteroscopy for small bowel evaluation

ERCP for various pancreato biliary pathologies like CBD stones, periampullary carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis.