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| Dr. K. Kathiravan M.S., M.Ch. |
| Dr. J. Balamurugan M.S., Dip.in.Lap |
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| Gastro Enterology |
Gastro Enterology is a speciality concerned with the digestive system and its allied organs. The
Digestive Tract includes the Oral Cavity (mouth), Pharynx, Oesophagus, Stomach,
Duodenum, Small Intestine and Large Intestine. Apart from the GI tract other organs related to digestion and absorption like
Liver, Pancreas, Biliary Tract and Spleen also come under this speciality.
After the invention of endoscopy and laparoscopy has been a significant change in the approach
to and understanding of the GI diseases. These endoscopic and laparoscopic
procedures are not only used for diagnostic purposes but also for therapeutic purposes. The commonly encountered GI diseases in our
day-to-day practice and their symptoms are listed below. |
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| S.No. |
Diseases |
Symptoms |
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Peptic Ulcer Diseases |
Burning sensation in chest and upper abdomen, pain abdomen,
vomiting, loss of appetite , bloating sensation. |
2 |
Gallbladder and Biliary Disease |
Pain, bloating sensation of stomach,
vomiting, belching, jaundice, yellowish discoloured urine, itching, sometimes fever. |
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Pancreatic Disease |
Pain upper abdomen, radiating to back vomitting, abdominal distension, fever, dehydration, belching. |
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Chronic Liver Disease |
Loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal distension, jaundice,
vomiting of blood, passing black colored stools. |
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GI Cancer Disease |
Loss of appetite, loss of weight, anemia,
vomiting, blood vomiting in upper GI cancers.
In lower GI cancers bleeding PE, alteration of constipation with diarrhoea, loss of weight, generalised weakness, etc. |
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Perianal Diseases like Piles, Fissure, Fistula in ano, Perianal abscess |
Bleeding per rectum, mass in the perianal region, pain & burning sensation while passing motion, pus discharge from perianal region, swelling with severe pain in perianal region. |
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Inflammatory Bowel diseases like Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease. |
Pain, passing mucous in stools, bloody stools,
vomiting, abdominal distension. |
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GI Bleeding |
Can occur in peptic ulcer, portal hypertension with
Oesophageal varices, GI malignancies and Ulcerative Colitis as blood
vomiting, bleeding per rectum and black colored stools. |
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| We have the following facilities in GI Department |
- GI cancer detection clinic.
- 24 hours GI bleeding care unit.
- Liver and Pancreatic diseases intensive care unit.
- GI trauma centre.
- Hepatology division – patients suffering from Ac.Hepatitis, Ch.Hepatitis, liver tumors, liver cysts, portal hypertension, cirrhosis & liver failure are treated here.
- Pancreatic diseases centre – patients with Ac & Ch.pancreatitis, pancreatic malignancies & pancreatic pseudocysts are treated here.
- Biliary division – patients with biliary stones, biliary obstruction & biliary malignancies are managed here.
- Ostomy clinic & stoma care centre colostomy & ileostomy care is routinely done here.
- Hernia detection & treatment clinic.
- Colo-rectal centre
- Piles detection & management clinic.
- Therapeutic endoscopic centre.
- Advanced laparoscopic centre.
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