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Investigation of symptoms of possible gastrointestinal / liver disease
• Abdominal pain and swelling • Heartburn • Difficulty or pain when swallowing • Nausea , vomiting with or without traces of blood • Changes in bowel habits - diarrhoea, constipation, blood in stools • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes), dark coloured urine Investigation of symptoms of possible gastrointestinal / liver disease • Abdominal pain and swelling • Heartburn • Difficulty or pain when swallowing • Nausea , vomiting with or without traces of blood • Changes in bowel habits - diarrhoea, constipation, blood in stools • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes), dark coloured urine Investigation for • Abnormal liver blood tests • Abnormal elevations of cancer markers ( eg CEA, CA19-9 ) • Stool blood test positivity • Abnormal ultrasound or CT scans of the liver and abdomen • Abnormal barium studies • Anaemia ( low hemoglobin ) Evaluation and treatment of specific diseases • Hepatitis B and C • Cirrhosis , liver failure and work up for liver transplantation • Fatty liver • Inflammatory bowel disease ( ulcerative colitis, crohn’s disease, “colitis” ) • Gastric and duodenal ulcers, helicobacter pylori infection and gastro-esophageal reflux • Polyps of the gastrointestinal tract and colon • Gallstones and related complications • Pancreatitis and related complications • Cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, pancreas • Haemorrhoids Family screening when there is a family history of intestinal cancers or liver disease Endoscopic services • Gastroscopy and colonoscopy • Push and double balloon enteroscopy • Capsule enteroscopy • Removal of polyps in the stomach and colon • Treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding ( ulcers, varices, tumours ) • Dilatation and stenting of strictures of the esophagus • Placement of feeding gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy ( PEG / PEGJ ) • Ligation of hemorrhoids Vaccination for hepatitis A and B Home Total Parenteral Nutrition Consultation directed Health Screening |
