Interventional radiology at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai in Kottayam, Kerala provides minimally invasive, image guided treatment for complex gastrointestinal and liver disease. These procedures reach the problem through a needle or catheter under imaging guidance, so selected conditions that would otherwise require an operation can be treated without conventional surgery.
The service supports both medical and surgical gastroenterology across the centre. It relieves portal hypertension through TIPS and portal vein intervention, destroys liver tumours by ablation, drains an obstructed biliary system where an endoscopic route is not possible, controls gastrointestinal bleeding by embolisation, and provides image guided biopsy where tissue diagnosis is required.
The Department of Gastro Sciences provides comprehensive care for gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic conditions, with advanced endoscopy, colonoscopy and hepatology services
Image guided procedure that creates a channel within the liver to reduce pressure in the portal system.
Destruction of a liver tumour using heat delivered through a needle placed under imaging guidance.
Image guided drainage of an obstructed biliary system where an endoscopic approach is not suitable.
Image guided procedures on the portal venous system, used in portal hypertension and before major liver surgery.
Image guided blocking of the bleeding vessel when endoscopic treatment does not achieve control.
Biopsy performed under imaging guidance where tissue diagnosis is required.
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The department manages the full spectrum of gastrointestinal, hepatic, pancreatic and biliary conditions. This includes acid reflux disease, peptic ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), irritable bowel syndrome, liver diseases, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal cancers and all conditions requiring diagnostic or therapeutic endoscopy.
Capsule endoscopy involves swallowing a small, vitamin sized capsule containing a tiny camera. As it passes through the digestive tract, it captures thousands of images of the small bowel, an area that is difficult to reach with conventional endoscopy. It is used to evaluate conditions such as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohn’s disease and small bowel tumours.
Most endoscopic procedures are performed under conscious sedation or short general anaesthesia, so patients typically experience minimal discomfort. The gastroenterology team at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai ensures patient comfort and safety with ICU level monitoring during and after the procedure.
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