Department of Gastroenterology
Specialists at Capitol in gastroenterology and hepatology department treat people with diseases and disorders of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon.
At Capitol, you will be assured of the best gastroenterology and hepatology treatment in the region when it comes various conditions of liver, gallbladder and other diseases of the upper digestive tract.
You can always consult us for any of the following and other related disorders of the gastrointestinal tract:
- Anorectal function testing, including evaluation of constipation and fecal incontinence
- Clinical nutrition, with emphasis on malnutrition from gastrointestinal diseases
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including enteral stents, biliary stents, banding of esophageal varices, endoscopic treatment for gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Diseases of the pancreas, including acute and chronic pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, pancreatic cysts, adult cystic fibrosis
- Esophageal diseases and esophageal cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer (anal, colon, rectal, stomach, small bowel, gallbladder, liver, bile duct)
- Heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Hepatobiliary disease, including evaluations for liver transplant and post-operative care
- Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, microscopic colitis and pouchitis
- Swallowing disorders and non-cardiac chest pain
- GI infections including Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)
Capitol, being the one of the best in gastroenterology and hepatology clinic, other than the above mentioned, the listed below are the procedures we conduct regularly:
- Colonoscopy (with/without Biopsy, with Polypectomy, with Dialation)
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Esophageal dilation
- Esophageal Sclerotherapy/Band Ligation
- Esophageal Prosthesis
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- ERCP (both biliary and pancreatic)
- Intragastric Balloon placement for obesity
- Foreign body removal