Gastroenterology

The medical speciality concerned with all the diseases of the digestive system

Diseases of the digestive systemGastroenterology is the medical speciality concerned with all the diseases of the digestive system including:

  • Oesophagus
  • Stomach
  • Liver and bile ducts
  • Pancreas
  • Small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum)
  • Colon (large intestine)
  • Rectum

The Gastroenterology Department of the Centro Médico Teknon, with its specialists and new techniques, offers treatments which include the following:

  • Changes in oesophageal movements
  • Heartburn
  • Celiac disease
  • Diarrhoea
  • Dyspepsia (stomach ache)
  • Colonic diverticulosis
  • Abdominal pain
  • Elevated transaminases
  • Constipation
  • Digestive gases
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Hepatitis
  • Incontinence
  • Colonic polyps
  • Prevention of colorectal cancer
  • Gastric protection in anti-inflammatory treatments
  • Blood in faeces
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Gastroduodenal ulcer