The Department is currently focused on providing tertiary level gastroenterology services at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital which caters for the entire KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern part of the Eastern Cape Province.
Gastroenterology services are co-ordinated and managed within the overall referral system through the District Hospitals throughout the Province to Regional and the Tertiary/ Central Hospital Services.
Gastroenterological procedures are currently provided in collaboration with the Department of Surgery at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central hospital within the Durban Functional Region.
Routine upper and lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (with or without biopsy polypectomy, dilatation etc.) is performed at all Regional Hospitals. A daily Gastroscopy service and a thrice weekly Colonoscopy service for both in- and outpatients at King Edward VIII.
Gastroenterology Specialist Outpatient Services: Consultative Services: One (1) Clinic per week at King Edward VIII and Inkosi Albert Luthuli respectively for acute and chronic diseases.
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
The GI Unit at IALCH provides an endoscopic service to the following categories of patients:
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Tel No: 031 2401345 / 2401000
The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA), which organised this year’s World Congress, together with the South African Gastroenterology Society (SAGES), bestowed Dr Yonela
Dr Gillian Gaskin was ecstatic to receive the Gastroenterology Foundation Award for Best Presentation by a Fellow at the South African Gastroenterology
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