Gastroenterology

Policies

Abdominoplasty (including repair of diastasis recti) Appendicectomy in patients with suspicion of appendicitis Bariatric surgery Cholecystectomy Chronic anal fissure interventions (all ages) – Botulinum toxin injection, fissurectomy and lateral internal sphincterotomy Early endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Gastroelectrical stimulation (GES) / gastro neuromodulation (not routinely commissioned) Haemorrhoid surgery Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for faecal incontinence Planned follow-up care after private surgery in the UK or abroad (not routinely commissioned) Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) – faecal retention (not routinely commissioned) Surveillance colonoscopy for patients after colorectal cancer resection or after colonic polypectomy Surveillance colonoscopy for patients with hereditary increased risk of colorectal cancer

Pathways

Bariatric Surgery Bladder and Bowel Coeliac Disease Coeliac Disease Education Group 18+ Community Endoscopy for Dyspepsia Faecal Calprotectin HEPC Pathway Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) Upper GI Endoscopy

Additional information

No additional information.