The causes of these diseases can be:
- incorrect, irregular, unbalanced diet,
- uncontrolled intake of medicines,
- sudden and constant stresses,
- various bad habits.
How is the appointment of a gastroenterologist at the NOVO Medical Center in Lviv
During a consultation with a gastroenterologist in Lviv at the NOVO Medical Center, he will find out what is troubling the patient, assess the nature of the complaints and their localization, collect a history of life and illness, conduct a general examination, and, if necessary, prescribe additional studies that can be performed at our medical center . And based on the results of the research, he will prepare a treatment scheme taking into account the stage of the disease, as well as provide recommendations for a balanced diet and a proper lifestyle.
After the consultation, if necessary, the doctor can prescribe additional examination methods that can be performed at the NOVO center:
- pass laboratory tests (general analysis of blood, urine and feces for various parameters);
- ultrasound diagnosis of abdominal organs, ultrasound test with choleretic breakfast. These examinations will allow the doctor to exclude pathologies related to the liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, spleen and pancreas, to evaluate the function of the gallbladder in the process of its work, as well as to detect or exclude metastases in the organs of the abdominal cavity and pathologies of the lymph nodes;
- videogastro- and colonoscopy with all types of modern analgesia. Gastroscopy, or esophagogastroduodenoscopy, will allow you to examine the mucous membranes of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Colonoscopy – a method of studying the structure and mucous membrane of the large intestine, rectum and the terminal part of the small intestine.
- If necessary, endoscopists perform all types of material collection for pathomorphological examination. In the NOVO Medical Center, it is also possible to perform a polypositional biopsy of the gastric mucosa to determine the degree of atrophic gastritis, to perform a biopsy of mucosal neoplasms or other structural changes or rearrangements of the mucosa. These technologies have proven their effectiveness in detecting cancer in the early stages and minor changes in the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract;
- MRI of the abdominal organs is a diagnostic method used to detect pathological processes, assess the condition of the liver, pancreas, spleen, intestines, kidneys, lymph nodes, soft tissues and blood vessels. MRI is performed if the diagnosis established by other types of diagnostics, such as ultrasound, computer tomography, endoscopy, etc., requires clarification and detailing;
- CT screening of the whole body, or oncoscreening, is one of the auxiliary informative methods of diagnosis, the purpose of which is the early detection of neoplasms in the body and the search for metastases of previously diagnosed tumors.
All these methods help doctors make the correct diagnosis and prescribe the correct treatment to the patient. Each of them is informative in its own way and complements each other.
