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GASTROENTEROLOGY

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VISION

To offer excellent gastroenterology and hepatology care and services, thus reducing the burden of liver and bowel diseases in the sub-region

5-YEAR TARGETS

  • To be able to carry out more therapeutic procedures with the provision of more trained endoscopy nurses, cauterization, and argon plasma coagulation machines; endo-clips etc.
  • To provide more frequent endoscopy services with more trained specialists available.
  • To be able to carry out ultra-sound-guided liver biopsies and therapeutic paracentesis at the patient’s bedside.
  • To resume the conduction of the urea breath test once the kits are made available.
  • To join the global community in reducing the burden of liver and gastrointestinal disease by educating and re-educating the patients, their caregivers, and the members of staff.
  • To continually improve the quality of services rendered to the patients, both as inpatients and out-patients.
  • Further exposure for residents and consultants within and outside Nigeria

SCOPE OF CURRENT PRACTICE

  • Provision of specialist care for liver and gastrointestinal diseases as out-patients and in-patients.
  • Provision of diagnostic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy.
  • Provision of therapeutic endoscopic procedures such as oesophageal variceal ligation, adrenaline injection of bleeding ulcers, and polypectomy.
  • Percutaneous liver biopsies – ultra-sound guided.
  • Teaching and training of students and residents.

Services

  • Outpatient and inpatient care and services
  • Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Consultant(s):

  • Dr. Mrs. Ogundipe R. F.

Administered by: Department of Internal Medicine

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