Gastroenterology
Services
Gastroenterology
Ruby Hall Clinic provides a wide range of medical services concerning Gastro-intestinal disorders with state-of-the-art facilities. We deliver the best possible treatments blended with the ethos of compassionate care and professionalism. We offer medical services at a very affordable price.
The Department of Gastroenterology offers advanced treatment for disorders of the liver, biliary tree, pancreas, and other Gastro-intestinal diseases, by diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy and ERCP. Our team comprises of highly skilled Gastroenterologists and GI surgeons with vast experience in performing high-end procedures and offer medical care at par with international standards.
Treatments
Treatment Options for Gastro-intestinal Problems:
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Biopsy of upper GI tract lesions
- Sclerotherapy for Oesophageal varices (EST)
- Variceal ligation for Oesophageal varices (EVL)
- Glue injection for Gastric varices
- Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stricture dilatation
- Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stenting for benign and malignant strictures
- Foreign body removed from upper GI tract
- Haemoclipping, injection tamponade for bleeding gastric and duodenal ulcer
- Naso-jejunal tube placement
- Polypectomy
Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Short Colonoscopy
- Full Colonoscopy and ileo-scopy
- Biopsy of lower GI tract lesion
- Polypectomy
- Colonic stricture dilatation
- Colonic stenting for decompression in cases of colonic obstruction
- Colonic decompression for volvulus
- Injection tamponade for bleeding lesions
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)
- Papillotomy (EPT)
- CBD stone removal
- CBD stenting for benign and malignant lesions
- Benign Biliary stricture, Bile leak, Sclerosing Cholangitis Malignant stricture
- Carcinoma Gall bladder
- Carcinoma Pancreas
- Pariampullary Carcinoma
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Endoscopic naso-biliary drain placement (ENBD)
- Pancreatic sphincterotomy
- Pancreatic stone removal
- Pancreatic stenting
Liver Transplantation
The department has added a new attraction. We are doing both Cadaveric and Live related Transplantation. Gastro-intestinal conditions requiring consultation, our team of specialists recommends that a patient may require a consultation with Gastroenterologists if he/she is suffering from any of the following conditions:
- Jaundice (e.g. viral hepatitis / obstructive jaundice/ biliary stone disease)
- Chronic liver disease (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C), cirrhosis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, ascites
- GI Bleeding (haematemesis/melena/fresh blood per rectum)
- Abdominal pain
- Dyspepsia (gas, bloating of abdomen, distension of abdomen)
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (acidity, heartburn, vomiting)
- Loss of appetite, weight loss
- Irritable bowel syndrome (chronic diarrhoea, mucus in stools, loose bowel movements)
- Inflammatory bowel disease e.g. ulcerative colitis
- Elevated SGOT, SGPT (could be due to chronic Hepatitis B or C, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)
Obesity Management
- Endoscopic Intragastric balloon placement for Morbid Obesity is routinely done on day care basis
Coming Soon
Treatments
The modern facilities for the treatment of GI diseases include:
- Dedicated Endoscopy suites to perform various diagnostic tests and treatments
- High-end Laparoscopic System for GI Surgeries
- Diagnostics and therapeutic treatment of GI diseases
- Dedicated C-ARM
- Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Biopsy of upper GI tract lesions
- Sclerotherapy for Oesophageal varices (EST)
- Variceal ligation for Oesophageal varices (EVL)
- Glue injection for Gastric varices
- Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stricture dilatation
- Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stenting for benign and malignant strictures
- Foreign body removed from upper GI tract
- Haemoclipping, injection tamponade for bleeding gastric and duodenal ulcer
- Naso-jejunal tube placement
- Polypectomy
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Short Colonoscopy
- Full Colonoscopy and ileo-scopy
- Biopsy of lower GI tract lesion
- Polypectomy
- Colonic stricture dilatation
- Colonic stenting for decompression in cases of colonic obstruction
- Colonic decompression for volvulus
- Injection tamponade for bleeding lesions
- Papilloromy (EPT)
- CBD stone removal
- CBD stenting for benign and malignant lesions
- Benign Biliary stricture, Bile leak, Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Malignant stricture
- Carcinoma Gall bladder
- Carcinoma Pancreas
- Pariampullary Carcinoma
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Endoscopic naso-biliary drain placement (ENBD)
- Pancreatic sphincterotomy
- Pancreatic stone removal
- Pancreatic stenting