Recognizing that patients with gastrointestinal disease have special requirements, Our Center was set up to provide high quality tertiary level services in gastroenterology. The center has a highly qualified team of doctors which is supported by state of the art equipment such as video endoscopes, laparoscopic surgical equipment, a well equipped ICU and operation theater with an image intensifier. Emergency and elective treatment can be provided for a wide range of liver and digestive disorders from the simplest to the most complex.

Gastroenterology Services

• Liver diseases are a prime focus area for the unit and large numbers of patients with acute and chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) due to hepatitis B, C and A and alcohol
• Management of liver failure and portal hyper tention
• Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding

• Gastric and duodenal disorders such as peptic ulcer
• In addition to the management the medical team provides counselling and education to patients with liver disease related to alcohol, hepatic viruses and carriers for hepatitis B
• Treatment for acute and chronic pancreatitis

• Esophageal disorders such as hiatus hernia, reflux motility disorders, varices
• Intestinal and colorectal diseases including motility disorders, bleeding, malabsorbtion, infections, irritable bowel disease, colitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

Endoscopic Services

• Diagnostic esophago-gastric and colonoscopy
• Therapeutic endoscopic management of upper (peptic ulcer, varices) and lower gastrointestinal bleeding

• Dilatation and stenting for stricture of the esophagus, stomach/duodenum and colon
• Endoscopic gastrostomy

• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) – diagnostic and therapeutic with extraction of stones, dilatation of strictures and placement of stents.

The department of Hepatology & Liver Diseases offers comprehensive services to patients with acute, chronic, and end-stage liver diseases. The clinical core of the department consists of outpatient and inpatient consultations aiming at comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to a variety of liver diseases.

Services

• General Hepatology inpatient and outpatient services
• Research

• Screening and Prevention
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic (interventional) services

• Patient Education

Clinical areas provided by inpatient services

• Treatment of Fulminant hepatic failure in a dedicated ICU area, in close co-operation with the Division of Liver Transplant Surgery
• Liver Transplantation-pretransplant workup and post transplant follow up

• Management of acute and chronic hepatitis of different etiologies with state-of-the-art medical therapies
• Multidisciplinary approach to the management of liver malignancies (primary or metastatic)

• Management of liver cirrhosis and its sequelae like hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, portal hypertensive bleeding, hepatorenal syndrome, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

The Hepato Biliary Transplant Center at Padiyath Medicity - Hopital Du Cinquantenaire coordinate and deliver state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and liver transplantation in an evidence based fashion. Our team's unmatched expertise in the field stems not only from their extensive experience in it, but also from them being among the world's leading teams performing living donor liver transplants.

In every transplant operation, we perform complex excision and intricate reconstructive work on the liver and biliary systems of patients ranging from 2 months to 80 years. As a result, their proficiency level in hepatobiliary techniques is way beyond what most non-transplant surgeons can achieve. The team employs the best practice protocols developed from their experience abroad and collaboration with experts across the world.

Patient Condition Treated

• Liver cancer
• Cysts and blocks of the liver, bile duct and portal vein
• Cholangiocarcinoma

• Biliary stricture
• Porto-systemic shunts
• Bile duct and gall bladder cancer

• Liver tumours (liver resection)
• Choledochal cyst
• Hydatid cyst

Padiyath Medicity - Hopital Du Cinquantenaire has a well-established department of surgical gastroenterology, which focuses on laparoscopic and Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery and performs a wide range of surgeries from simple surgeries to complicated oncological surgeries. All trauma patients are evaluated by the surgical team. The department has highly qualified and experienced surgeons who are trained in reputed institutes.

This department is supported by round the clock laboratory, blood bank, ICU, radiology and emergency services to ensure patients receive highest level of care in a timely manner.

Treatments and Procedures

Comprehensive care in the areas of

• Trauma and accidents
• Laparoscopic surgery including SILS
• Colorectal surgery for diseases of the colon, rectum and anal canal

• Surgical oncology
• Surgical emergencies
• Upper gastrointestinal surgery for diseases affecting the liver, esophagus and stomach,

• Endocrine surgery for thyroid and other endocrine glands
• Breast surgery for any tumors, both benign and malignant

Center for Gastro Intestinal Disorders & Surgery at Padiyath Medicity - Hopital Du Cinquantenaire brings together the extensive focused care for patients with specific Medical & surgical gastrointestinal conditions. Our aim is to be a care provider of first choice, for the referring physicians as well as for the patients who seek surgical management for gastroenterology and liver diseases. Our Center provides exemplary care for ill patients, conducts cutting edge research related to life-threatening acute Gastro Intestinal & Liver problems and educates tomorrow's leaders in the field of medicine.