Endoscopy suite, operation theatre, FibroScan, breath testing, manometry and monitored recovery — planned around the needs of patients who travel to us from across Marathwada.
Facilities
Each facility below exists to support a specific clinical need. Where a service is arranged through a partner centre rather than provided in-house, this is stated plainly.
Procedure rooms set up for diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy and advanced pancreaticobiliary work, with sedation support, continuous monitoring of oxygen saturation, pulse and blood pressure, and equipment for controlling bleeding.
Video endoscopy systems with image capture, so that findings can be recorded, compared on follow-up and shared with referring doctors. Therapeutic accessories for biopsy, polypectomy, dilatation, band ligation and stenting are stocked.
Partitioned recovery beds with privacy curtains where patients are observed until the effect of sedation wears off. Written discharge instructions, prescriptions and the next review date are issued before you leave.
Transient elastography for liver stiffness, with controlled attenuation parameter for liver fat — a painless clinic test taking only a few minutes, used to stage fatty liver, hepatitis and cirrhosis without a liver biopsy in most patients.
Beds for observation and short stays after procedures, and for patients admitted during treatment of acute GI bleeding, pancreatitis or complications of cirrhosis. Nursing staff are available for monitoring and medication administration.
Liver function tests, complete blood counts, coagulation studies, renal function and biochemistry, plus serology for hepatitis B and C. Results are available quickly enough to support same-day decisions about procedures.
Abdominal ultrasound is available as part of assessment. CT and MRI for staging liver, pancreatic and biliary disease are arranged in coordination with partner imaging centres, with reports reviewed and explained at your consultation.
Ultrasound of the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas and spleen — usually the first investigation for abdominal pain, jaundice or abnormal liver tests.
Gut function & surgery
Some digestive problems are not visible on a scan or a scope. These tests measure how the gut actually works — how it moves, how the sphincters hold, and whether food and sugar are being absorbed. The operation theatre allows both minor and major gastrointestinal surgery to be performed in the same facility.
You drink a measured sugar solution and breathe into a collection bag at intervals over roughly two to three hours. The test measures hydrogen produced by bacteria in the gut, which helps identify small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and certain carbohydrate malabsorption. It is non-invasive, needs no sedation, and is often requested when bloating, wind, diarrhoea or abdominal discomfort persist despite a normal endoscopy.
Specifically for lactose intolerance. After a lactose load, serial breath samples show whether the sugar is being digested or fermented by gut bacteria — a rise in hydrogen indicates lactose malabsorption. This is more reliable than guessing from symptoms alone, and it separates true lactose intolerance from other causes of milk-related bloating. The result guides whether dairy restriction is genuinely necessary for you.
A thin, flexible pressure catheter is passed through the nose into the food pipe. As you take small sips of water, it records the pressure and coordination of the oesophageal muscles and the valve at the lower end. It is used for difficulty in swallowing, achalasia, suspected motility disorders, chest pain of oesophageal origin, and before anti-reflux surgery. Manometry is also what allows a pH catheter to be positioned correctly.
Measures the resting and squeeze pressures of the anal sphincter, the reflexes between rectum and anus, and how much sensation and stretch the rectum registers. It is the key test for long-standing constipation that does not respond to fibre or laxatives, for faecal incontinence, and for assessing the pelvic floor before or after surgery. It commonly explains constipation that has been treated for years without success.
A slim catheter is positioned in the lower food pipe and connected to a small recorder worn on a belt for 24 hours. It measures how much acid actually refluxes, how long it stays, and whether your symptoms line up with the reflux episodes. pHmetry is how reflux is confirmed objectively when endoscopy is normal, and it is used before considering anti-reflux surgery. You continue normal meals and activity, and note symptoms and meal times in a diary.
Pelvic floor biofeedback is a structured training programme, not a medicine and not an operation. Using the pressure readings from anorectal manometry as visual feedback, you learn to coordinate the muscles used to pass stool or to hold wind and stool. It is most effective for dyssynergic defecation — where the pelvic floor contracts instead of relaxing — and for faecal incontinence. A course usually runs over several sessions, with practice at home between visits.
Theatre facilities that allow both straightforward and complex gastrointestinal operations to be performed in the same operation theatre, so patients are not moved between facilities or referred out for the more advanced procedures. Minor work includes procedures such as abscess drainage, fistula and fissure surgery, haemorrhoidectomy, pilonidal disease and tissue biopsy. Major work includes gallbladder removal, appendicectomy, hernia repair, bowel resection and anastomosis, and emergency laparotomy for perforation or obstruction. Anaesthesia support, sterile processing and post-operative monitoring are available on site.
Manometry, breath testing and pelvic floor biofeedback have historically required a journey to Pune, Mumbai or Hyderabad. Establishing this functional-diagnostic and therapy service in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar means patients across Marathwada — including Jalna, Beed, Parbhani, Nanded, Latur and Dharashiv — can be assessed and treated closer to home. The service is being developed in phases, so availability of a particular test on a given day is confirmed at the time of booking rather than assumed.
Practical information
Old endoscopy films, biopsy reports, ultrasound and CT reports, and current prescriptions meaningfully change the quality of a first consultation. Even a report from several years ago can show how a problem has evolved.
Not provided here
Transparency about scope prevents wasted journeys. Gastrointestinal surgery is performed here — both minor procedures and major operations such as gallbladder removal, hernia repair, bowel resection and emergency laparotomy. What follows is outside our scope: GastroCare Hospital does not provide the following, and patients needing them are referred elsewhere.
For vomiting blood, black stools, severe abdominal pain, or jaundice with fever, please call the hospital first on (phone). If the hospital is unreachable, go to the nearest facility equipped for emergency care rather than waiting.
Tell us your location and the procedure you need. We will advise the nearest suitable day and what to bring.