San Raffaele Hospital: Gastroenterology department

Neoplastic and precancerous diseases:

• Barrett’s esophagus,
• Chronic atrophic and autoimmune gastritis,
• Initial benign and malignant neoplasms of the esophagus and stomach,
• Neuroendocrine tumors,
• Benign neoplasms (polyps) and early colorectal malignant neoplasms,
• Hereditary neoplastic syndromes of the digestive system,
• Neoplasms of the pancreas and biliary tract.

Non-neoplastic pathologies:

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (esophagitis),
• Chronic gastritis and Helicobacter pylori infection,
• Peptic ulcer (stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer),
• Celiac disease and absorption disorders,
• Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis),
• Diverticular disease,
• Cirrhosis of the liver,
• Obesity,
• Sclerosing cholangitis,
• Acute recurrent pancreatitis,
• Chronic pancreatitis,
• Cholelithiasis and dysfunction of the sphincter of Oddi.

Functional pathologies of the digestive system:

• Dyspepsia,
• Gastroparesis,
• Chronic constipation,
• Food intolerances and allergies,
• Irritable bowel syndrome,
• Primary and secondary fecal incontinence,
• Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction,
• Achalasia and primary motor dysfunction of the esophagus.

• Endoluminal transoral surgery,
• Bariatric endoluminal surgery for obesity,
• Operative endoscopy of the digestive system,
• Enteroscopy and colonoscopy with video capsule,
• Diagnostic and operative biliopancreatic endoscopy,
• Pediatric diagnostics and operative endoscopy,
• High-resolution endoscopy of the digestive tract for early diagnosis and follow-up of digestive tract neoplasms.