Travancore Medical College

Gastroenterology provides inpatient and outpatient treatment of all gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic disorders. There is 24 hour emergency service for acute emergencies like varices bleed . All diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastro intestinal endoscopic procedures as well as ERCP procedures for biliary and pancreatic disease are routinely undertaken.

Major Procedures done:

The areas of service offered in Gastroenterology are:

• Esophageal motility and 24-hour pH monitoring
• Endoscopic papillotomy with removal of retained common bile duct stones, colonoscopy and colonoscopic polypectomy
• Malabsorption disorders, nutritional disorders, weight loss, intestinal and liver disease, parasitic infections and chronic secretory diarrhea

Treatments :

1. Endoscopy (therapeutic, diagnostic)
2. Colonoscopy (therapeutic, diagnostic)
3. ERCP
4. APC (Argon, Plasma, Coagulation)
5. Herpetology ( Trans hepatic biopsy)
6. Polypectomy
7. Varicel Banding
8. Varicel glue Injection
9. Hot Biopsy
10. Self expandeable metalic Stenting(Esophagel, Duodental, Colonic, Biliary)
11. Foreign bodu removal
12. PEG