Department of Gastroenterology | Liaquat National Hospital

Department of Gastroenterology

The Department of Gastroenterology was inaugurated in1987. Since then, it has grown into one of the busiest departments of Liaquat National Hospital. We not only provide services to outpatients, but also manage inpatients including emergencies and perform advanced endoscopic procedures in a modern cutting edge endoscopy suite.

Liaquat National Hospital is one of the few hospitals in Karachi where our experienced gastroenterology faculty provides 24 hours comprehensive emergency endoscopic services to adult and pediatric patients, especially for gastro-intestinal bleeding and foreign body removal.

Services

Achalasia dilatation

Cyst gastrostomy

Diagnostic Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy

Endoscopic procedures for critically ill patients in OT, ICU and HDU

Esophageal Variceal Band Ligation

Fibroscan with CAP Score

Haemoclipping

NJ and NG tube placement

Peg tube placement and replacement

Sclerotherapy

Urea Breath Test (UBT)

Argon plasma coagulation

Dedicated “Women only” services

Endoscopic Mucosal resection

Endoscopic Ultrasound - diagnostic & therapeutic

Esophageal, Enteral, Colonic Dilatation and Stenting

Foreign body removal

Hemorrhoidal Band ligation

Paediatric endoscopy

Polypectomy

Therapeutic ERCP- Pancreatic and Biliary Stone Extraction and stenting (Plastic and Metallic Stenting)

Education and Training

We offer a highly structured College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan recognized three-year training program to FCPS trainees. We give our trainees exposure to a broad spectrum of inpatients, outpatients and emergency patient cases.

We are actively involved in research and regularly arrange symposia, workshops and CME programs. Public awareness programs are also conducted on a regular basis.