Bile Duct Obstruction — Endoscopic Bougienage and Stent Implantation: treatment in the Best Hospitals in the World

The department provides inpatient and outpatient care for patients with benign and malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and metabolic diseases. Besides, the clinic provides treatment to patients with general internal diseases. The department offers a full range of the most modern research methods in endoscopy, ultrasound and dialysis.

The Medical Department I at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf treats patients with diseases of the internal organs. The specialists of the Department have a special experience in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, liver and pancreatic diseases, infectious and tropical diseases and tumor therapy.

The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, which is part of the Internal Medicine I at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas. The Department is also actively engaged in cooperation with internal colleagues of the Internal Medicine I, the Department of General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, as well as the University Cancer Center (UCC).

The Department of Medicine II treats patients with hematologic/oncologic, gastrointestinal and rheumatologic / immunological clinical pictures on both inpatient and outpatient basis. In March 2005, there was founded a new Stem Cell Transplant Center. The therapeutic outpatient clinic carries out chemo-, immune-, and antibody therapies every day. There are also special sections for the treatment of patients with severe infections.

The Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology at the University Hospital Charite specializes in gastroenterology, hepatology, endocrinology and diabetology. Also, patients are provided with all types of the state-of-the-art technical facilities necessary for all stages of diagnosis: endoscopy, ultrasound and the Interdisciplinary Cancer Center.

The Department of Internal Medicine I offers diagnosis and treatment of all internal diseases. The priority treatment areas include: diseases of liver, biliary tracts, stomach and intestines, malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, kidney diseases, infectious diseases, hormonal and metabolic disorders, transplant surgery (of kidneys, pancreas and liver).

The Department of Gastroenterology, Metabolic Disorders and Internal Intensive Medicine at the University Hospital Aachen deals with the treatment of patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract including liver, gallbladder and pancreas, as well as adult patients with metabolic diseases. The section for diabetology and endocrinology is recognized by the German Diabetes Society to be the center for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and the diabetic foot syndrome.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Poisoning is a part of the Center of Internal Medicine at the Heidelberg University Hospital. The range of medical services includes key fields of functional diagnosis – endoscopy and sonography, inpathient treatment (in both general and private intensive care units), outpatient treatment as well as oncology and transplantation medicine.

According to the Focus magazine rating of 2017, the Department of Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology ranks among the top German departments specializing in diabetes treatment! The main areas of specialization of the department include gastroenterology, hepatology, pulmonology, allergology, endocrinology, diabetology and nutritional medicine.

The Department focuses on gastroenterology, hepatology and metabolic diseases and covers the entire range of services and treatment modalities in this spectrum of internal medicine. Gastroenterology is a subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas.

The Department of Internal Medicine I (Gastroenterology, Pneumology) at the University Hospital of Halle (Saale) provides the full range of the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in the field of gastroenterology. The main focuses of gastroenterology are diagnostic and interventional endoscopy, gastroenterological oncology (tumor diseases), hepatology (liver disease), diseases of the pancreas and chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

The Department of General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders (Medical Department B) at the University Hospital Muenster offers a wide range of services in the treatment of internal organs with a focus on gastrointestinal diseases (gastroenterology). As the only one Endocrinology Center in Northern Germany, the Department deals with the treatment of a constantly increasing number of patients with metabolic disorders and particularly those with diabetes.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Infectology offers the full range of services in these medical fields. The specialists of the department have a unique experience in the treatment of liver, bile duct and pancreatic diseases, cancers, as well as in the field of complex endoscopic interventions. The department has long traditions in conducting patient-oriented clinical trials, and therefore successfully integrates modern scientific advances into everyday clinical practice. If desired, patients can participate in clinical trials benefiting from the use of the innovative therapeutic procedures.

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology at the University Hospital Dusseldorf covers a wide range of medical areas: diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas as well as the treatment of gastrointestinal tumors (esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver).

The Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology treats patients suffering from diseases of digestive system, liver and biliary tract. The treatment involves the use of the latest diagnostic and therapeutic methods combined with the introduction of the results of the department's own research in the field of gastroenterology, hepatology and infectiology.