Gastroentrology Department
Diseases affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestine, liver, gall bladder and pancreas are the focus of this specialty.
Facilities & Services
Features Of Gastroenterology At Our Hospital
- Painless endoscopy and colonoscopy performed according to international standards.
- Screening for colon polyps and colon cancer in healthy persons over age 50.
- Screening for stomach and esophageal cancer in patients with gas and acidity.
- Nutritional consultation and intra-gastric balloon treatment for obesity.
- Endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding, removal of small tumours.
- Gastric feeding tube placement (PEG) without the need for surgery.
What is special about endoscopy at Tristar Hospital?
- At Tristar Hospital, we believe that all endoscopic procedures should be painless and free from discomfort.
- We take great care to ensure privacy, dignity, safetyand comfortof our patients at every step.
- Our gastroenterology staff nurses and technicians are specially trained to ease anxiety and relax our patients by providing a safe, clean, private and serene atmosphere in our endoscopy suite that is equipped with the latest technology.
- For those requiring a colonoscopy, we let our patients undergo their bowel preparation in the privacy of their own home.
- Most of our patients are able to arrive from their home just one hour prior before their endoscopy appointment, and are able to go home and have normal diet within an hour of completion of the procedure.
- If required, we can arrange for admission to the hospital for performing endoscopy.
- Our staff nurses routinely call our patients at their home prior to and after the procedures, to answer any questions and to ensure that they are comfortable.
