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Service |
Description |
Contact |
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Upper GI Bleeding Service |
This is an emergency 24/7 in-patient service where patients with upper GI bleeding/haemorrhage have an endoscopy for diagnosis and treatment of their bleeding. This is a tertiary referral service that accepts patients throughout the region. It offers multi-modal types of intervention including TIPSS for patients with varicael bleeding |
Gastroenterology Specialist Registrar on-call via switch board
0151 706 2000 |
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Upper GI Clinic |
Out-patient service that reviews patients with upper GI symptoms and problems including dyspepsia and reflux |
Dr Smart & Dr Sarkar
0151 706 3557/3554 |
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Suspected Upper GI Cancer Pathway (2 week) |
Out-patient service that reviews patients with alarm symptoms or suspected to have upper gastro-oesophageal cancer are endoscoped within 2 weeks |
Carol Carr and Karen Gowland
0151 706 2653 |
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Dysphagia Clinic |
Out-patient service that reviews patients with swallowing problems and oesophageal motility disorders |
Dr Smart & Dr Sarkar
0151 706 3557/3554 |
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Barrett’s Clinic and Surveillance |
Out-patient service that reviews patients with Barrett’s on presentation, provides information and patient education before entering them into a surveillance programme as recommended by the BSG |
Carol Carr and Karen Gowland 0151 706 2653 |
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Upper GI Cancer Clinic |
Out-patient service that reviews all patients with newly diagnosed gastro-oesophageal cancer within 1 week and follow up patients with the diagnoses regularly with their personalised treatment plans |
Carol Carr and Karen Gowland 0151 706 2653 |
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Open Access Upper GI Endoscopy |
Out-patient GP access for any of their patients for routine diagnostic endoscopy |
Endoscopy
0151 706 2706 |
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Regional Upper GI Multidisciplinary Meeting |
Weekly meeting of surgeons, gastroenterologists, oncologists and specialist nurses where patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer are discussed and personalised investigations and treatment plans are developed. This held in conjunction with Liverpool Heart Chest, Whiston, Warrington and Clatterbridge |
Clare Tollet-Brennan
0151 706 2720 |
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Trimodal Imaging-Upper GI endoscopy |
Advanced endoscopy imaging to review suspicious areas for malignant changes within the oesophagus and stomach |
Dr Smart
0151 706 3557 |
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Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) |
A specialised endoscopy that contains an ultrasound probe within its tip. It allows optimal characterisation and staging of gastro-oesophageal cancer and other Upper GI Lesions |
Endoscopy
0151 706 2706 |
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Oesophageal and Gastric Dilatation |
A specialised endoscopic procedure that can be performed as in- or out-patient that widens (dilates) a narrowing within the oesophagus or stomach by special balloon |
Endoscopy
0151 706 2706 |
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Oesophageal Gastric Stenting |
Usually a metal mesh placed at Endoscopy to bridge a narrowing within the oesophagus or stomach and thus help food and drink to pass and help problems such as swallowing difficulties. Can be an in-or out-patient procedure. |
Endoscopy
0151 706 2706 |
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Thermal Tumour Ablation |
Laser or APC therapy is delivered at Endoscopy can be used to debulk tumours and control bleeding area. Can be done as an in- or out-patient procedure |
Endoscopy
0151 706 2706 |
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Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) |
Is a specialised endoscopic technique used to remove polyps or tumours |
Endoscopy
0151 706 2706 |
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HALO Radiofrequency Ablation |
Is a specialised technique, to treat Barretts and suspicious cells within the oesophagus |
Dr Smart
0151 706 3557 |
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13C-Urea breath test |
A highly sensitive and specific non-invasive method for diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori. GPs have direct access. |
Endoscopy Unit
0151 706 2706 |
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Oesophageal manometry
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Oesophageal function test used to investigate oesophageal symptoms including non-cardiac chest pain and dysphagia, as well as diagnosis of primary and secondary motility disorders. |
Margaret Williams
GI Measurements
0151 706 3456 |
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Ambulatory
pH monitoring
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Performed alongside oesophageal manometry, 24 hour ambulatory pH monitoring facilitates accurate objective diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
Margaret Williams
GI Measurements
0151 706 3456 |
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Hydrogen breath tests |
The measurement of expired hydrogen after ingestion of an appropriate substrate is an indicator of gut bacterial activity used for the diagnosis of small bowel bacterial overgrowth, lactose intolerance and oral-caecal transit time. |
Endoscopy Unit
0151 706 2706 |