Hepatitis C is a viral disease caused by Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) which primarily affects the liver. It causes liver inflammation and sometimes serious liver damage as well. Many people who get infected with Hepatitis C virus, experience mild or no symptoms at all. It is estimated that approximately 7 million people die from hepatitis…
With the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic taking the country by storm and the number of patients escalating, respiratory symptoms have been the most common. At the same time, the number of patients reporting digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) problems has increased tremendously. Several cases have shown that a majority of patients hospitalised with COVID-19…
Gastrointestinal Disorders or diseases are referred for any condition or uneasiness within the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract is a series of organs which starts from our mouth and ends with our anus. The organs that form our GI tract are mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. The gastrointestinal tract with our…
What is cirrhosis? Like all organs in the human body, the liver has many vital functions – from producing essential blood clotting and bile chemicals, and removing harmful substances from the blood to storing indispensable vitamins and minerals such as iron and copper. What makes the liver a wonderful organ is that it repairs itself….
Extra fat in your liver is termed fatty liver disease or medical practitioners call it hepatic steatosis. Your liver is the second largest organ in your body. It helps process nutrients from food and drinks. It filters harmful substances from your blood. Heavy drinking makes you more likely to get a fatty liver. Over time,…
Liver Biopsy Test- A medical procedure to surgically remove a small piece of liver tissue so that it can be examined under a microscope for signs of disease or damage is known as liver biopsy. Our doctors at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, may recommend a liver biopsy if blood tests or…
A colonoscopy is an examination or test of the colon particularly, which includes doctors checking for abnormalities or diseases in a patient’s large intestine and/or rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube (colonoscope) is inserted into the rectum. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the…
Fibroscan is a specialized ultrasound machine for the diagnosis of liver-related diseases. It measures fibrosis and steatosis (fatty change) in the liver. Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive device that allows doctors to figure out the amounts of scar tissue and fatty tissue present in the liver. It is a non-invasive technique (a patient can return…
Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre at Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad is one of the leading hospitals which specializes in Endoscopic Retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). To perform this treatment, there is a need for highly skilled and professional doctors who can perform it with much-needed confidence, experience, and expertise which is found only at Yashoda Hospital & Research…
Endoscopic ultrasound is a minimally invasive procedure to assess the digestive system and lung diseases. It’s a type of endoscopic examination. In this procedure, a thin tube is inserted into the mouth and down the stomach and the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum. In a special endoscopy, high-frequency sound waves produce detailed…
