Department of Gastroenterology

Departments

HOD Message

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The department of Gastroenterology is a leading center dedicated to excellence in patient care, advanced endoscopic services, medical education and clinical research. The department comprises of 4 full time faculty members. Our department serves as important referral center for diagnosis and management of disorders of Gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and biliary system, providing high quality evidence based care of patients of Dera Ismail Khan and surrounding regions.

The department offers specialist outpatient and inpatient services ensuring comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases.

Our department is equipped with modern facilities for diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. We are proud to provide ERCP services for the treatment of complex biliary and pancreatic diseases, helping patients access specialized care close to home.

In addition to clinical excellence our department is deeply engaged in undergraduate and post graduate teaching, training MBBS students, nursing students and internal medicine residents.

Our Core Services

Specialist clinical facilities

  • Outpatient clinic four times a week
  • In patient services

Upper GI endoscopy

  • Diagnostic examination with biopsy
  • Band ligation
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Esophageal stenting
  • Stricture dilatation
  • Achalasia dilatation
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement

Colonoscopy

  • Diagnostic examination with biopsy
  • Polypectomy
  • Lower GI bleed management, sclerotherapy, Hemoclip
  • Stricture dilatation

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

  • Removal of stones from common bile duct and pancreatic duct
  • Stenting of the common bile duct stricture
  • Management of post-surgical common bile duct injury

FACULTY

Contact Details

Mufti Mehmood teaching hospital