St. Vincent’s Private Hospital is the only private hospital in Ireland offering advanced endoscopic management of biliary disease (bile duct stones, cholangitis, pancreatic and bile duct cancers) through a procedure called ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography).

In conjunction with our colleagues in colorectal surgery, hepatobilary surgery, radiology, pathology, oncology and dietetics, our consultant gastroenterologists provide a comprehensive service for the management of gastrointestinal disease.

Services

We provide a range of endoscopy services including;

  • Colonoscopy
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • Gastroscopy /OGD
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
  • ERCP
  • PEG insertion
  • Bowel Screen Programme (national colonoscopy screening programme)

 

Consultants

Our consultant gastroenterologists diagnose and treat a wide variety of gastrointestinal illnesses including the following:

  • Acid-related disease:gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), Barrett’s oesophagus, gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers.
  • Diseases affecting absorption from the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) including coeliac disease.
  • Inflammatory diseases of the GIT including inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis).
  • Conditions that affect the function and motility of the GIT such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
  • Diseases of the liver and biliary system (hepatitis, haemochromatosis, gall-bladder disease).
  • Diseases of the pancreas (acute and chronic pancreatitis, malabsorption, pancreatic cysts and cancers).
  • Diseases of the colon and rectum (polyps, cancers, diverticulae).

A number of the gastroenterologists in St. Vincent’s Private Hospital have sub-specialty expertise in specific aspects of gastrointestinal disease including:

  • Hepatology
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Advanced interventional endoscopy, including polypectomy, stricture dilatation
  • Endoscopic stenting of benign and malignant strictures of the intestines and biliary system.

 

Appointment and Referral information

Endoscopic procedures such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy can be requested through a specific consultant, or via direct access here.

Our consultant clinics accept consultant and GP referrals directly. Outpatient appointments are only granted on receipt of a referral letter.