The gastroenterology department of the University Hospital St. Marina – Pleven performs the following therapeutic and diagnostic activities:
- 1. Ultrasound examination of abdominal organs;
- 2. Doppler examination of the portal venous system;
- 3. Abdominal paracentesis under ultrasound control;
- 4. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) of focal liver lesions;
- 5. Rapid diagnosis of viral hepatitis B and C;
- 6. Endoscopic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum - esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD);
- 7. Gastroscopy with biopsy;
- 8. Endoscopic hemostasis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding;
- 9. Polypectomy - endoscopic polypectomy using diathermy and cold snare;
- 10. Argon plasma coagulation;
- 11. Chromoendoscopy in early gastric cancer;
- 12. Endoscopic examination of the lower gastrointestinal tract - ileocolonoscopy - colonoscopy with biopsy of the small and large intestine;
- 13. Transendoscopic polypectomy using diathermy and cold snare;
- 14. Endoscopic mucosal resection - removal of polyps;
- 15. Endoscopic hemostasis with hemostats;
- 16. Argon plasma coagulation in vascular ectasia and angiodysplasia;
- 17. Chromoendoscopy in early stage colorectal cancer.
The medical team of gastroenterology department:
Prof. Dr. Ivanka Marinova – Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, specializing in Internal medicine and Gastroenterology and dietetics.
Dr. Elena Ikonomova – speciality Internal medicine and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Albena Alexandrova - speciality Internal medicine and Gastroenterology.
Dr. Zornitsa Gorcheva - speciality Gastroenterology.
Dr. Izabela Danailova – specialist in gastroenterology.
Dr. Nikolay Evstatiev – specialist in gastroenterology.
Dr. Todor Rusev - speciality Internal medicine and Endocrinology.
Education Activities:
- Training in gastroenterology for medical students - 5th year;
- Training of trainee doctors in the module Gastroenterology;
- Training of trainee doctors in the module Gastroenterology of the Specialist Trainee Program (STP);
- Individual training of gastroenterologists in esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy at first and second level;
- Individual training of gastroenterologists in ultrasound diagnosis of abdominal organs at first and second level;
- Gastroenterology Certification Committee to certify gastroenterologists who have completed the training in items 4 and 5;
- State Board of Examiners in Gastroenterology for recognition of the specialty of gastroenterology (as ordered by the Secretary of Health in 2022).
Academic activities: Participation in scientific forums in the country and abroad, dissertation, publication of research papers in reputed medical journals.