Gastroenterology is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster (gen.: gastros) (stomach), enteron (intestine), and logos (reason).

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Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which includes the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this specialty.Gastroenterology is not the same as colorectal or hepatobiliary surgery, which are specialty branches of general surgery.Hepatology, or hepatobiliary medicine, encompasses the study of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tree, and is traditionally considered a sub-specialty.Gastroenterologists are specialized in Oesophago Gastro Duodenoscopy( OGD Scopy), sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy,Retrograde CholangioPancreatography, Real time Liver biopsy, capsule endoscopy.