About Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Gastroenterology, in the last three decades has seen tremendous technological innovations. And due to this, the management of GI related illnesses has witnessed a sea change with more and more minimally invasive techniques being utilised for lesser pain and faster recovery. Hepatology on the other hand has witnessed a change in our understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of viral and autoimmune diseases. We at Vikram hospital believe in the principle of keeping ourselves updated and utilising these innovations and newer techniques judiciously to achieve maximum benefits at affordable cost. In fact, in the whole of Karnataka, facilities for foreign body removal from small intestine without surgical intervention are now possible only at Vikram Hospital, Mysore.

Diseases of the Stomach, Intestine, Liver and Pancreas rank amongst the common causes of illnesses. Managing such illnesses with dexterity so as to lead to the best possible outcomes requires the best medical professionals, good intensive care management along with the best technological assistance.

Our top-of-the-line Endoscopes from Fujinon Inc., Japan, allow the best possible resolution in the world. They allow us to perform Endoscopy of the food pipe, stomach, and intestine (small and large), digestive fluid secreting organ (pancreas), gall bladder and bile ducts but also allow for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Colonoscopy and ERCP. This gives us the edge when we treat jaundice by removing stones without operation, and treat cancers without surgery and create openings in stomach for feeding or removing foreign bodies from intestine.

Facilities

• Endoscopies – Diagnostic & therapeutic for treatment of GI bleed, Cancer Care, feeding tubes, foreign bodies, polyps etc.
• Colonoscopies
• ERCP
• Double Balloon Endoscopies
• Endoscopic Ultrasound
• Video Capsule Endoscopies
• Video Capsule Colonoscopies (for the first time in Karnataka)
• Intensive Liver Care Unit
• Intensive Gastro Medical / Surgical Care Unit
• Gastro Intensive / Liver Cancer Care
• Laparoscopic Surgeries
• Complex open Surgeries involving liver, pancreas, intestines and surgery for portal hypertension.
• Stapler surgery for Rectal & other Cancers.
• 24 hours dedicated support for all emergencies.

Others

Routine Endoscopic Procedures:

• Diagnostic upper GI Endoscopy
• Variceal Ligation, scleratherapy
• Glue injection, Hemoclipps
• Heater probe coagulation
• Polypectomy
• PEG – Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrectomy
• ERCP – Stone Extraction
• Treatment of Obstructive Jaundice with metal Stent placement.
• External stenting.
• Colonoscopy
• Colonic stenting

Procedures

A part routine Gastro–intestinal surgical procedure like

• Appendicetomy both Lap / Open.
• Hepatectomies
• Biliary injuries repair
• Pancreatic Surgeries including Whipples procedure.
• Small intestinal and Colonic surgeries

Surgical procedures on all kinds of GI malignancy and others.