Consultation of a gastroenterologist in Lviv at NOVO

The Causes of These Diseases May Include:

• improper, irregular, or unbalanced diet;
• uncontrolled use of medications;
• sudden and chronic stress;
• various harmful habits.

What to Expect During a Gastroenterologist Consultation at NOVO Medical Center in Lviv

During a consultation at NOVO Medical Center in Lviv, the gastroenterologist will determine the patient’s concerns, assess the nature and location of complaints, gather a medical and life history, perform a general examination, and, if necessary, order additional tests that can be conducted at our medical center. Based on the test results, the doctor will develop a treatment plan tailored to the stage of the disease and provide recommendations for a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

After the consultation, if needed, the doctor may order additional diagnostic methods, which can be performed at NOVO Medical Center:

• laboratory tests (general blood, urine, and stool analysis for various parameters);
• ultrasound diagnostics of abdominal organs, including an ultrasound test with a choleretic breakfast. These tests allow the doctor to rule out pathologies related to the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, spleen, and pancreas, assess the gallbladder’s function during its activity, and detect or rule out metastases in abdominal organs and lymph node abnormalities;
• video gastroscopy and colonoscopy with all types of modern anesthesia. Gastroscopy, or esophagogastroduodenoscopy, examines the mucous membranes of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Colonoscopy is a method to study the structure and mucous membrane of the large intestine, rectum, and terminal part of the small intestine;
• If necessary, endoscopists can perform all types of material collection for pathomorphological examination. At NOVO Medical Center, it’s also possible to conduct polypositional biopsy of the stomach mucosa to determine the degree of atrophic gastritis, as well as biopsy of mucosal neoplasms or other structural changes. These technologies have proven effective in detecting cancer at early stages and identifying minor changes in the gastrointestinal tract mucosa;
• MRI of abdominal organs—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 used when a diagnosis established through other methods, such as ultrasound, CT, or endoscopy, requires further clarification and detail;
• CT screening of the entire body, or oncoscreening—an informative diagnostic method aimed at early detection of neoplasms in the body and identifying metastases from previously diagnosed tumors.

All these methods help doctors make an accurate diagnosis and prescribe the appropriate treatment for the patient. Each method is informative in its own way and complements the others.