GASTROENTEROLOGY

- diagnostics and treatment of digestive system disorders.

Gastroenterology as a subcategory of internal medicine deals above all with folowing symptoms and conditions:

• Abdominal pain and discomfort
• Bleeding in the digestive tract
• Cancer (e.g., colorectal cancer, stomach (gastric) cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer)
• Constipation and diarrhea
• Long-term Colorectal cancer prevention and screening removal of colon polyps
• Removal of colon polyps
• Difficulty swallowing
• Diverticular disease and other diseases of the colon (e.g., polyps, irritable bowel syndrome IBS...)
• IBD – inflammatory bowel diseases Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease
• Gallbladder disease
• Heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Hemorrhoids
• Hiatal hernias
• Inflammation in the digestive tract (e.g., gastritis)
• Liver disease (e.g., hepatitis, jaundice)
• Malabsorption disorders (e.g., celiac disease, lactose intolerance)
• Stomach upset, nausea, vomiting
• Stomach ulcers
• Unexplained weight loss

Diagnostic examinations and treatment procedures performed at St. Anna Clinic Prague:

• gastroscopy
• colonoscopy
• polypectomy
• enteroscopy
• endosonography
• ultrasonography
• obesity treatment BIB