Hepatogastroenterology Department
Medical services
o Diagnostic and therapeutic upper endoscopy: the performed techniques include biopsy, injection sclerotherapy, band ligation of oesophageal varices, injection of gastric varices, oesophageal dilatation, oesophageal stent application and extraction of foreign body.
o Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
o Diagnostic and therapeutic Colonoscopy: the performed techniques include biopsies, dilation, stenting, polypectomy and haemostasis.
o Enteroscopy.
o Diagnostic and intervention sonography including radiofrequency and Ethanol injection of HCC, percutaenous drainage of liver or abdominal abscesses, cysts, PAIR and liver biopsy
o GIT motility study.
Third-space endoscopies:
- POEM (Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy)
- EMR (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection)
- ESD (Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection)
Endoscopic ultrasound interventions:
- Upper & lower endoscopic biopsies for various GI related lesions
- Management of pancreatic pseudocysts
- Biliary drainage
Routine out and in patient services :
· The Hepatogastroenterology department has an outpatient clinic, which is daily supervised by a professor
· the clinic is linked to the endoscopy unit and to the ultrasound unit to facilitate management of the patients.
· The admission of cases occurs in the inpatient section which is equipped by three intensive care units (ICU), two of these ICU’s are concerned with cases of Hematemesis
· upper and lower endoscopy ( diagnostic and therapeutic )
· Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ( ERCP).
· Third-space endoscopies:
-POEM (Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy)
-EMR (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection)
-ESD (Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection)
· Endoscopic ultrasound interventions:
-Upper & lower endoscopic biopsies for various GI related lesions
-Management of pancreatic pseudocysts.
-Biliary drainage.
· Manometry.
· Diagnostic and intervent ultrasound.
· Fibroscan.
