MEDICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Pinnacle Hospitals specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. We provide comprehensive care for patients with conditions such as abdominal pain, heartburn, indigestion, diarrhoea, constipation, vomiting, blood in stools, jaundice, and abdominal distension.
Integrated Care in Digestive Diseases
Our specialised clinics include:
- Liver Clinic
- Pancreas Clinic
- Digestive Cancer Clinic
- Functional GI Disorder Clinic (IBS, dyspepsia)
- Bariatric Clinic
- IBD Clinic (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
ENDOSCOPY SERVICES
We offer advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy services, including:
- Diagnostic endoscopy & colonoscopy
- Endoscopic clipping, band ligation & ulcer injection
- Polypectomy
- Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Stricture dilatation
- Metal stent placement
- PEG tube placement
Advanced Endoscopic Therapies
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) – Removal of bile and pancreatic duct stones, stenting, and sphincterotomy.
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) – For the first time in Northern Coastal Andhra and Odisha, Pinnacle Hospitals is equipped with the EU-ME2 Endoscopic Ultrasound system.
Enables early diagnosis of:- Gastrointestinal cancers
- Pancreatitis
- Bile duct obstruction
- FNAC of tumours & lymph nodes
- Cystogastrostomy – Drainage of bile ducts
Celiac Plexus Block / Neurolysis – Pain management in pancreatic and abdominal cancers