Gastroenterology is the branch of Medicine dealing with the diseases of the Digestive Tract, which includes Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum and Anal Canal. Hepatology is the study of diseases of Liver, Gall Bladder and Pancreas.

A Gastroenterologist commonly treats the following conditions:

Peptic Ulcer; Gastritis; Esophagitis; Esophageal Varices; Upper Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding; Hemetemesis (Blood in Vomiting); Melena (Blood in Stools); Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease; Esophageal Stricture; Achalsia Cardia; Common Bile Duct Stones; Gall Stones; Cancers of Pancreas, Bile Ducts and Gallbladder; Ascites; Crohn`s Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; Intestinal Motility Disorders; Severe Constipation; Fecal Incontinence; Carcinoma of Digestive Tract; Intestinal, Rectal, Colonic Polyps; Polyposis Syndromes; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis; Pancreatic Pseudocysts; Amebiasis; Giardiasis; Piles; Fissure;

Diseases of Liver: Jaundice, Hepatitis, Acute Hepatitis, Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Liver Failure, Chronic Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of Liver, Alcoholic Liver Disease, Liver Abscess, Liver Cancer; Tumors; Portal Hypertension

Blood Investigations; Ultrasound Imaging (USG); Fibroscan of Liver; Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy; Colonoscopy; Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP); Polypectomy; Percutaneous Liver Biopsy; Trans Jugular Liver Biopsy; Upper Gastrointestinal Venography

Ascites Tapping; Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Replacement; Therapeutic Endoscopies and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP); Upper Gastro Intestinal (UGI) Endoscopy; Colonoscopy; Sigmoidoscopy