Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive Pathologies

At the Clinical and Surgical Gastroenterology Center of Otamendi Hospital, our primary objective is to provide care that encompasses all vital aspects of the patient with gastrointestinal symptoms, treating the individual as a whole. We offer a multidisciplinary approach using the best available technology. Some of the services offered include: endoscopies, colonoscopies, diagnostic tests, treatment of diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, among others.

Here is information about some of our programs:

  • Program for Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Digestive Disorders
  • Program for Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Program for Prevention and Diagnosis of Colon Cancer
  • Program for Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease and Small Intestine Diseases
  • Program for Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver and Biliary Diseases

Services:

Endoscopy:

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic upper digestive videoendoscopy
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic video colonoscopy
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
  • Endoscopic video capsule
  • High-resolution manometry
  • High-resolution anorectal manometry
  • Impedance-PH monitoring
  • Breath test for bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen and methane measurement
  • Lactose, fructose, and sorbitol intolerance

Contrast Radiological Studies:

  • Videofluoroscopy
  • Swallow tests
  • Timed esophageal transit
  • Scintigraphy for measuring gastric emptying with solids in 4 hours
  • Esophagogastroduodenal series
  • Barium enema

Specialty Imaging Studies:

  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis
  • CT enterography
  • Abdominal MRI
  • MR cholangiopancreatography
  • Liver elastography

Medical Staff:

  • Lorena Bortot, Coordinator of the Clinical and Surgical Gastroenterology Center
  • Alejandro Kido, Gastroenterologist
  • Gustavo Kido, Gastroenterologist
  • Carolina Dorribo, Gastroenterologist
  • Harumi Hashimoto, Gastroenterologist
  • Juan Montero, Gastroenterologist
  • María Eugenia Linares, Gastroenterologist
  • María Marta Piskorz, Gastroenterologist
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Gastroenterologist
  • Mauro Santana, Gastroenterologist
  • Pía Raffa, Hepatologist
  • Matías Bori, Hepatologist