Gastroenterology

About the Branch

gastroenterology; It is a branch of science that deals with diseases of the digestive system (stomach, intestine), liver, biliary tract and pancreas. The gastroenterology unit deals with the diagnosis and treatment of various digestive system diseases. Gastroenterology department diagnoses and treats diseases of organs in the abdomen such as stomach, small and large intestines, breech, liver and gall bladder apart from kidneys. Gastroenterology is the upper specialty of the internal medicine or internal diseases department of medicine. Diseases of the organs in the abdomen give clinical symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation, nausea, heartburn, vomiting, abdominal pain, burning of the esophagus, bitter waters in the mouth, pain in the gallbladder. The Gastroenterology Department also diagnoses diseases related to the liver, such as excessive flatulence, jaundice and hepatitis.

Which Diseases Are Treated by Gastroenterology?

Gastroenterology is the department that diagnoses the disease of all organs in the digestive tract, starting from the esophagus, including the stomach, intestines and lastly the anus. This includes the liver, pancreas and spleen. Those who have ulcer, reflux, gastritis, spastic colon, stomach and intestinal cancers, gallbladder inflammation and stones, jaundice, hemorrhoids (hemorrhoids) problems should also make an appointment with this department of the hospitals. In the department, bleeding is stopped, foreign objects escaping into the digestive system are removed, if there is stenosis they are widened (dilated), pancreatic and gallbladder stones are removed, stent is applied to these parts, and inflammatory conditions are treated. In addition, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy, or PEG for short, is applied to ensure that patients who cannot be fed orally and need to be hospitalized for a long time can continue to feed.

Diagnostic Methods in Gastroenterology

Specialist physicians who work permanently in the field of gastroenterology are called gastroenterologists. Gastroenterologists may request blood tests, ultrasonography, MRI, endoscopy, duodenoscopy, colonoscopy and biopsy, if needed, during the diagnosis phase.