Gastroenterology Specialist

Gastroenterologists treat conditions such as: gastrointestinal bleeding gastrointestinal cancer anaemia – a condition where the haemoglobin the blood (a pigment that carries oxygen) is below normal levels inflammatory bowel disease, eg Crohn’s disease (inflammation of the lining of the digestive system), ulcerative colitis (inflammation and ulceration of the lining of the rectum and colon) short bowel syndrome jaundice – a condition where the skin yellows due to an accumulation of bilirubin the blood and tissues management of alcoholic, viral hepatitis (Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus) and autoimmune liver disorders (where the body attacks its own cells) diverticulitis - inflammation of the diverticula (small pouches) in the intestine gastroenteritis hepatitis Common procedures/interventions These include: diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy small bowel endoscopy endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) – an endoscopic technique mainly used to diagnose and treat bile duct and pancreatic duct conditions endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) intestinal and liver biopsy paracentesis (puncture of the wall of a cavity using a hollow needle) insertion of parenteral nutrition line (intravenous feeding lines) planning and aftercare of patients undergoing liver transplant