This medical specialty focuses on the pathologies of the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, and rectum), liver, and pancreas.
It detects, diagnoses, and treats diseases of the digestive system, such as:
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (hemorrhagic rectocolitis, Crohn’s disease, etc.)
- Liver and bile duct diseases (stones, tumors, etc.)
- Hepatitis
- Digestive hemorrhages
- Pancreatic diseases
- Digestive cancers
Procedures:
- Diagnostic endoscopy
- Interventional endoscopy (ERCP, Biliary stents, Polypectomy, etc.)
- Functional exploration
- Proctology
- Fibroscan (See poster)