Endoscopy is a technology where a thin flexible tube with a camera enters into a person’s body through natural orifices like mouth or anus. The technology gives a minimally invasive option to diagnose and treat various gastrointestinal diseases.

A gastroenterologist performs endoscopies which involves upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, ERCP and EUS.

Liver is the second largest organ in the body and it is responsible for several bodily functions. Build-up of fat in the liver leads to a fatty liver. Having small amounts of fat in your liver is normal. A fatty liver is categorized by an abnormal accumulation of fat in the liver. Too much fat in the liver can lead to the development of a series of diseases including liver cancer, cirrhosis, liver scarring and end-stage liver disease.

A gastroenterologist is a specialist doctor in the field of diseases related to our digestive system. These include diseases of the food pipe(esophagus), stomach, small intestine, large intestine, pancreas, liver, bile duct, pancreatic duct, gall bladder

Endoscopy may be done with local anaesthesia or topical spray or it is done with short general anaesthesia. When done under Anesthesia, the procedure is entirely pain free and can be done on a day care basis. The patient is observed for half and hour post

Jaundice is a sign of liver, gallbladder, and certain blood disorders. Bilirubin, normally removed from the blood by the liver and excreted in bile and stool, increases in the blood. The skin and the eyes become yellow due to the buildup of bilirubin in the skin and in the "whites" of the eyes (sclera). The urine becomes dark from the excretion of bilirubin in the urine, and the stool becomes clay-colored due to the absence of bilirubin.