INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

The department also runs dedicated interventional GI radiology which treats various diseases of the liver and intestine like incurable liver cancer (RFA/MWA TACE), bleeding from GI tract (GDA/CA Embolization), difficult to treat biliary cancers.

DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES

• Colonoscopy: It is carried out to examine the changes or abnormalities of the colon and terminal ileum.
• Enteroscopy: In this procedure, an enteroscope (flexible, thin tube fitted with a camera at one end) is used to visualize the small intestine.
• Upper GI endoscopy: In this procedure, an endoscope is used to evaluate and treat the conditions of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine (duodenum) which all belong to the upper Gastrointestinal tract.
• Fibroscan: This is an imaging tool (a special ultrasound machine) that is used to detect fatty liver, hepatitis, fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis of the liver.
• Endoscopic Ultrasound: It is a minimally invasive imaging procedure to visualize the changes in the wall or lining of the gastrointestinal tract, chest, liver, pancreas, and lymph nodes.
• Anorectal Manometry: It is used to assess the contractility ability of the rectum and anus while defecating.
• Esophageal Manometry: It is used to assess the contractility ability of the esophagus
• Breath Test: It analyses the person’s breath to check for bacterial overgrowth, fructose malabsorption, and lactose intolerance.
• 24-hour PH-Metry and impedance – This technique is used to measures the amount of reflux (acidic and non-acidic) into esophagus

INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES

• Liver biopsy: It involves the extracting a small liver tumor by biopsy punch for analysis and detection of cancer, cirrhosis, inflammation, or infection.
• Polypectomy: It is an invasive procedure to remove abnormal tissue growths called polyps.
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) – This technique identifies and treat diseases related to bile duct, pancreatic duct
• Argon Plasma Coagulation: This is performed for controlling gastrointestinal bleeding by discharging argon particles at atmospheric pressure to coagulate the blood plasma.
• Trans arterial Chemoembolisation for liver cancer {Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA)/Microwave Ablation (MWA)/Transcatheter Arterial Chemo Embolization (TACE)}: It is a cancer therapy that blocks the blood flow to abnormal liver tissue or tumor.
• Splenic artery embolization: In this procedure, a small catheter is inserted into the blood vessels for treating the pathology of the splenic arteries.
• Therapeutic Upper & Lower GI, Endoscopy – To treat diseases of esophagus, stomach duodenum, colon
• Biliary decompression & Metal stent placement – A procedure done to decompress the biliary tree and permit the normal drainage of bile in biliary malignancies.
• Pseudo cyst/WOPN Drainage – It is a technique aimed to drain a cyst (ball of fluid) that can sometimes develop as a complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis.
• Liver Abscess Drainage – In this procedure, Treatment usually consists of placing a tube through the skin into the liver to drain the abscess. Less often, surgery is needed. You will also receive antibiotics for about 4 to 6 weeks. Sometimes, antibiotics alone can cure the infection.