Gastroenterology

The gastroenterology department aims to prevention, diagnosis and therapy of all those pathologies that affect the digestive system, the liver and the pancreas.

With a wide range of exams, MediClinic enable its patients to prevent and treat pathologies of this area:

• Upper digestive tract: gastritis, Helicobacter Pylori infections, gastro-esophageal reflux syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, dyspepsia, food intolerances, irritable bowel syndrome.
• Lower digestive tract: diverticulitis, chronic bowel inflammatory disease, chronic constipation, chronic diarrhea, anorectal pathologies (in collaboration with the proctology surgeons)
• Liver: gallstones, cirrhosis of the liver, hepatic steatosis, metabolic syndrome
• Pancreas: chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic insufficiency.

Digestive endoscopy

MediClinic offers the possibility to perform the two main endoscopic exams of the digestive apparatus, guaranteeing to the patients all the necessary safety and security: the esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) end the colonoscopy. They are two endoscopic imaging techniques that allow to visually identify possible pathologies that affect the digestive apparatus, from the esophagus to the final part of the bowel (ileum) and the colon.

These exams can be useful to identify different pathologies related to the digestive apparatus, as: gastro-esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer, stomach cancer, bowel diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis or Chron’s disease.

Coloproctology

The coloproctology department in MediClinic offers consultation, diagnosis and specialize treatments in the coloproctological field. It treats every aspect that affect the last part of the bowel (colon-rectum-anus). The most common anal pathology is the hemorrhoids, that can be treated with different outpatient techniques: ligation, sclerosis, photocoagulation with infrared rays, laser. The aim of the outpatient surgeries for hemorrhoids is to avoid or delay, if possible, the surgical procedure. Usually, coloproctological pathologies appear with symptoms like anal pain and bleeding, and often they are wrongly treated with self-medication. For this reason, a coloproctology consult with an expert doctor is always suggest to the patient. The doctor will suggest a surgical operation only if it is essential to solve the problem.

Who should schedule this appointment?

The coloproctology department in MediClinic is thought for patients affected by anal o bowel pathologies: they are delicate parts of the body that need to be treated in an expert and effective manner, in order to prevent further complications. Prevention is essential for the specialist. As the same symptoms can regard different pathologies, it is important performing a diagnostic exam within a short period.

Why choose MediClinic?

Special treatment and short waiting times are the elements that identify the MediClinic Coloproctology Department. The department collaborate with the digestive endoscopy service located in the facility, where the patient can perform all the necessary exams.