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Northland DHB Gastroenterology Service
Public Service, Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Liver)
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8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Description
What is Gastroenterology?
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that looks at diseases of the oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small and large intestines (bowel), liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
Referral Expectations
Your GP will refer you to our service if they are concerned that you have problems that require a specialist gastroenterology consultation regarding the diagnosis or treatment of your condition. You may also be referred directly to the Gastroenterology Department for a specific procedure without a prior clinic appointment.
Waiting times for clinics range from 0-6 months depending on the urgency, which is assessed from the letter we receive from your GP.
Initial clinic appointments will take 40 minutes and any follow up appointment will be 20 minutes. A history of your symptoms will be taken as well as a review of any medications you are on (please bring these with you). You will then be examined and depending on your complaints, this could be a rectal examination. From here you may be referred for more tests and you will be notified of this during the appointment and in writing.
Hours
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
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Common Terms / Conditions / Procedures / Treatments
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Intestines
Consist of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum and ileum – different sections of small intestine) and the large intestine (colon and rectum). As food passes through the small intestine, nutrients are broken down and absorbed. When it passes into the colon, water is absorbed. The waste that is left is passed… More
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Liver
Roughly the size of a football the liver is on your right side just under your ribs.… More
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Oesophagus
The tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. More
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Pancreas
An elongated organ that lies in the back of the mid-abdomen.… More
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Stomach
Where food is broken down by acid and emptied into your intestines.… More
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Bowel Polyp Removal
Bowel Polyp Removal More
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Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis More
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Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy More
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP)
A flexible tube with a tiny video camera attached (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth into the stomach and small intestine while you are under sedation (medication to make you drowsy).… More
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Gastroscopy
Gastroscopy More
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Hepatitis
Hepatitis More
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) More
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Liver Biopsy
The best way to establish what type of liver disease is present and the extent of the disease, is a biopsy.… More
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Peptic Ulcers
Peptic Ulcer More
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Polyps
Polyps More
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Sigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy More
Website
Contact Details
Whangārei Hospital
Northland
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
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Phone
(09) 430 4100
Website
Emergency Department: Open 24 hours / 7 days, Phone (09) 430 4100
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Medical Outpatients Department
Whangarei Hospital
Maunu Road
Private Bag 9742
Whangarei
Northland 0148
Street Address
Medical Outpatients Department
Whangārei Hospital
Maunu Road
Private Bag 9742
Whangārei
Northland 0148
Postal Address
Whangārei Hospital
Private Bag 9742
Whangārei 0148
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This page was last updated at 3:56PM on December 16, 2021. This information is reviewed and edited by Northland DHB Gastroenterology Service.