Gastroenterology

Introduction of the medical department

We provide specialized treatment for various digestive diseases, including diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, and biliary tract (gallbladder).

Major Diseases

Liver cancer, cirrhosis, alcoholic liver disease, gastritis, gastric ulcer, stomach cancer, duodenitis, gallstones, irritable bowel syndrome, colonic polyps, etc.

Major procedures

  • Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
    - Early cancer, adenomas, and large polyps of the stomach and colon are safely and effectively resected using an endoscope rather than surgery.
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
    - Safely and effectively removes stomach and colon polyps.
  • Pancreaticobiliary endoscopy, biliary endoscopy
    - This is the most preferred procedure in the treatment of gallstones and bile duct strictures.
  • Liver cancer treatment
    - Liver cancer is treated through non-surgical methods such as percutaneous ethanol injection, trans-arterial chemical embolization (in collaboration with radiology), and radiofrequency therapy (in collaboration with radiology).
    Varicose veins/Varices treatment
  • Varicose veins/Varices treatment
    - Liver cancer is treated through non-surgical methods such as percutaneous ethanol injection, trans-arterial chemical embolization (in collaboration with radiology), and radiofrequency therapy (in collaboration with radiology).
    Varicose veins/Varices treatment
  • Liver cancer treatment
    - To prevent and treat esophageal and gastric varices, which are serious complications of cirrhosis, drug treatment, esophageal varices ligation (EVL), endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST), retrograde jugular venous balloon occlusion (BRTO, in collaboration with radiology), jugular vein and portal vein, Hepatic venous shunting (TIPS, in collaboration with radiology) is used.
  • Endoscopic stent implantation