Subspecialty: This is a subspecialty within internal medicine that focuses on the nonsurgical diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines, liver, and pancreas. Gastroenterologists do endoscopy to look at the inside of the gut and its glands, manage patients with chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis, and much else.
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A physician: The study of gastrointestinal disease that include esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, liver, gallbladder, biliary system. Diagnosis and treatment.
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Sub specialist : Gastroenterology is the study of digestive and liver diseases.
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Gastroenterology: Gastroenterology is the study of diseases of the gut, liver, and pancreas. The most common conditions treated by gastroenterologists include gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd), irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, dyspepsia, inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal cancer screening. We also treat diseases of the liver such as hepatitis b, c, etc.
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