Gastroenterology

The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology diagnoses and treats diseases of the stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine (colon) and anus, starting from the esophagus. This unit also covers diseases of the pancreas, gallbladder, and ducts. The second main subject is liver diseases. It deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases of these organs such as ulcer, gastritis, jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis, spastic colon, gallbladder stones and inflammation, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, constipation, diarrhea, rectal and oral bleeding, hemorrhoids (hemorrhoids), digestive system cancers. To summarize, the organs that are part of the digestive system and their disorders are the fields that make up the diagnosis and treatment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Gastroscopy
Endoscopic treatment of gastric and duodenal bleeding
Treatment of esophageal varix
Dilatation procedures
Gastroscopy in reflux disease
24-hour pH monitoring and impedance
Esophagus manometer
Capsule endoscopy
Gastric Balloon
Feeding tube insertion (PEG)
Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy
Polypectomy
Hemorrhoid treatment (sclerotherapy and ligation)
Rectal manometer
Liver diseases, viral hepatitis, jaundice, cirrhosis

Treatments and Procedures Performed in the Department of Gastroenterology;

Diagnosis and treatment of esophageal diseases
Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
Diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder and duct diseases
Diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases (hepatitis, cirrhosis, etc.)
Diagnosis and treatment of pancreas diseases
Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Rectoscopy (Endoscopy procedures) applications
Non-surgical removal of polyps (Polypectomy, mucosal resection)
Opening and widening of esophagus and stomach strictures with balloon or bougie
Band therapy in esophageal varix
Sclerotherapy, argon plasma coagulation, clip treatment in bleeding ulcers
Stent placement in the esophagus, stomach, large intestine to provide nutrition or prevent blockage in cancers of the esophagus, stomach, large intestine
Diagnostic imaging of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts with ERCP
Removal of stones from the biliary tract (non-surgical) with ERCP
Stent insertion in biliary strictures with ERCP
Insertion of a feeding tube into the stomach with the endoscopic method (non-surgical)
24-hour pH measurement for the diagnosis of reflux
Performing Capsule Endoscopy
Performing Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)
In cases where weight loss with diet alone is unsuccessful in obese patients, gastric balloon application to assist diet

Endoscopy is the general expression of the examination of hollow organs such as stomach, intestines, lungs, bladder, bile duct and pancreatic ducts with a light and camera device. The diagnostic sensitivity of endoscopy procedures is over ninety percent.

Gastroscopy is a form of endoscopy. It is the examination of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum with a light and camera device, taking biopsy or performing treatment procedures if necessary.

Who Should Undergo Gastroscopy?

Anyone over the age of 45 with stomach discomfort
Those under the age of 45 who complain of stomach discomfort
And those with alarm signs such as nausea, vomiting, weight loss
Those who continue to complain of stomach discomfort despite drug treatment
Those with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Those who have a suspicious appearance in the stomach image
Those with a history of stomach cancer
In unexplained abdominal pain
In patients with long-term reflux complaints and especially in patients over 50 years of age
For follow-up in patients with Barrett’s esophagus
In those with unexplained vitamin B12 deficiency
In unexplained iron deficiency and low stored iron
In patients with gastric ulcer, after 6-8 weeks, for control purposes
In patients with cirrhosis

Colonoscopy, on the other hand, is the examination of the large intestine and, if necessary, the last part of the small intestine with an instrument with a light and camera, taking a biopsy if necessary, or performing treatment procedures.

Who Should Undergo Colonoscopy?

With the aim of screening everyone aged 50 and over for the early diagnosis of bowel cancer.
Those with suspicious appearance on intestinal images
In those who have rectal bleeding or occult blood in their stool
To investigate anemia due to iron deficiency
Those with a history of bowel cancer or polyps
Those with low stored iron
Those who have first-degree relatives with colon cancer
In the follow-up of Ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease
In patients whose history arouses suspicion about their illness
In patients with prolonged diarrhea.