About the Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at Hospital Neuwerk Moenchengladbach
The Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the Hospital Neuwerk Moenchengladbach offers the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with diseases of the internal organs. The department is distinguished by exceptional experience in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and cancers of internal organs. The ultramodern infrastructure, excellent technical equipment, as well as the high competence of the department's doctors form a solid basis for the effective restoration of the health of patients with various diseases, including with especially complex clinical cases. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med.Dinko Berkovic.
It should be noted that the primary area of the department's specialization is the provision of medical care to patients with tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory and hematopoietic systems. For this purpose, all modern diagnostic procedures and treatment methods are available here. An interdisciplinary approach plays an important role in the treatment of cancers. The department regularly holds interdisciplinary tumor boards with the participation of therapists, hematologists, oncologists, surgeons, radiation therapists and other highly-specialized experts. Such boards serve for the joint consideration of clinical cases and the development of individual treatment regimens using the most sparing and the most effective therapeutic techniques.
The department specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of the following diseases:
- Esophageal diseases (for example, gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- Gastritis and peptic ulcer
- Inflammatory diseases of the liver and gallbladder, including gallstones
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)
- Pancreatitis
- Malignant neoplasms of the esophagus, stomach, bowel and other abdominal organs
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Lung diseases
- Benign and malignant blood diseases
- Metabolic disorders (special focus on diabetes mellitus)
- Dyspnea
- Pain in the thorax, abdomen and back
- Anorexia
- Nausea
- Sudden weight loss
- Fever
- Dizziness and syncope
- Other diseases and pathological conditions
The therapeutic service range of the department includes:
- Implantation of pacemakers to improve heart function
- Puncture biopsy and drainage of the lungs and abdominal organs
- Procedures for the implantation of stents and stopping haemorrhage (hemostasis) in the digestive tract
- Local cryotherapy and hyperthermia for tumor destruction
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Cardiac catheterization (in cooperation with specialized doctors and medical facilities)
- Intensive care
- Heart attack, arrhythmias, heart failure
- All types of shock
- Respiratory failure and pulmonary embolism
- Acute pancreatitis
- Kidney failure (up to multiple organ failure)
- Sepsis
- Poisoning
- Various types of coma
- Stroke
- Decompensated diabetes mellitus
- Other treatment methods