Gastroenterologist Inquiry

A specialist gastroenterological examination is based on anamnesis and clinical, laboratory and other examinations (ultrasound examination, endoscopy…). It diagnoses the illness and prescribes a therapy, and it primarily relates to the illness of abdominal organs.

Most common diseases and problems which require a gastroenterological examination:

1. Non-specific problems: pain and discomfort in abdomen, feeling of heaviness, bloating, burping, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, bleeding in the digestive tract
2. Esophageal disease: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hernia hiatalis, achalasia…
3. Stomach and duodenum diseases: gastritis, duodenitis, stomach and duodenum ulcer, gastric and duodenum erosion, stomach polyps
4. Small and large intestine diseases: inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease), diverticulous colonis, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, polyps, malabsorption…
5. Anal and rectal diseases: hemorrhoids, anal fissures, fistulae, fecal incontinency…
6. Liver and bile duct diseases: virus hepatitis (B, C, D), alcoholic liver disease, fatty liver, cirrhosis and complications, Gilbert syndrome, bilious calculi, gallbladder infection, gallbladder polyps…
7. Pancreas diseases: chronic and acute infection…
8. Malignant diseases of digestive system: gullet, stomach, small and large intestine, liver and bile duct, gallbladder, pancreas…

Abdominal ultrasound examination includes examinations of liver and bile duct, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, prostate, blood vessels and lymph nodes, abdomen…