GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY 

At ClearMedi, the department of Gastroenterology & GI Surgery is a full-fledged department which provides comprehensive resources for the diagnosis and medical &therapy of diseases of the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon) pancreas and liver.

The common diagnostic & therapeutic services for GI conditions by the Medical Gastroenterology Department at ClearMedi are:

• Upper GI endoscopy (Gastroscopy)
• Colonoscopy
• Capsule endoscopy for visualization of the entire small bowel
• pH-metry, pH-impedance measurement
• Wireless pH-capsule investigation
• Esophageal Manometry
• Anorectal manometry
• Fibro scanfor study of the liver (for inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis)
• Endoscopic Ultrasound
• Ultrasound of the abdomen
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangial-Pancreatography)
• PTCD (Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangial-Pancreatography)
• Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Key procedures and Endoscopic surgeries include:

• Endoscopic polypectomy
• Endoscopic Mucosa Resection (EMR)
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Enterotomy
• Endoscopic treatment of GI bleeding (clipping, coagulation, injection)
• Endoscopic varix therapy (Ligation, sclerotherapy, embolization)
• Dilatation of GI strictures (balloon dilatation, bouginage)
• ERCP for gallstone removal and biliary tract stenting
• Stenting for biliary Lesions, malignancy, stricture via ERCP
• Endoscopic pancreatic duct sphincterotomy, stenting, stone removal
• Endoscopic ultrasound staging of GI neoplasms
• Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy and drainage placement
• Metal stenting in the GI tract and bilio-pancreatic duct system
• Bariatric Endoscopic Procedures
• Gastric balloon placement
• Liver biopsy
• Ablation of Barrett esophagus endoscopic application of radio frequency

Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI Surgery):

The Gastrointestinal Surgery Department at CleraMedi Hospitals deals with advanced and comprehensive surgical care of patient with diseases of gastrointestinal tract such as Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen Gall Bladder and Biliary System, Intestines, Colon, Appendix and Ano–Rectum.

These procedures are performed either as a minimally invasive procedure or as open technique.

Scope:

• Treatment of tumors
• cancers of gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreato-biliary system,
• treating abdominal wall and other internal hernias,
• Management of trauma to the internal abdominal organs.

Organ wise procedures performed by the Gastrointestinal Surgery Department at ClearMedi Hospital are:

1. Esophagus: Esophagealtumors, cancer, perforations, replacement, diverticula, and reflex disease
2. Stomach: perforations, tumors, obstruction, and bypass
3. Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary: Liver trauma, cysts, tumors, biliary cancer, bile duct and gall bladder stones, pancreatic and periampullary cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis, tumors, cysts, and neuroendocrine tumors
4. Colorectum: colonic diverticula, perforations, colon cancers, polyps, intestinal fistula and obstruction, and colostomy
5. Small bowel obstructions, tumors, and mesenteric vascular problems
6. Splenectomy for trauma, medical conditions, and splenic cysts
7. Internal hernias, diaphragmatic hernias, and abdominal wall hernias
8. Omental, Mesenteric and Retroperitoneal tumors
9. Anal fistula, Piles, Fissures, and Prolapse.