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Yap Chin Kong Gastroenterology & Liver Clinic

Gastroenterology (Stomach & Digestive System)

Specialist(s) Dr. Yap Chin Kong
Background

Our mission is to provide high quality, personalised medical care at reasonable prices for our patients. We believe in compassionate and professional care for our patients and perfection in the art of medicine based on more than 20 years of experience, backed up by the latest scientific knowledge.
We specialize in Gastroenterology & Hepatology, the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the digestive system and liver. The complex digestive system includes several organs: esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines, liver, bile ducts, gallbladder and pancreas.

Facilities and Services

Primary, secondary and tertiary care for gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic disorders.

Digestive and colorectal medicine:
1 Esophagus diseases
2 Reflux esophagitis (GERD)   
3 Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia, achalasia)
4 Cancer   
5 Stomach and duodenum diseases
6 Dyspepsia
7 Ulcer
8 Stomach cancer screening
9 Colon
10 Diarrhea
11 Constipation
12 Bloating and gas
13 Irritable bowel syndrome
14 Bleeding piles
15 Colon cancer screening & polyp removal
16 Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis & Crohn’s disease)
17 Diverticular disease
18 Small intestine diseases:
19 Malabsorption

Liver, bile duct and pancreatic diseases:
1 Hepatitis B
2 Hepatitis C
3 Liver cirrhosis complications
4 Liver cancer
5 Fatty liver
6 Autoimmune liver disease: autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis
7 Gallbladder stones
8 Bile duct blockage due to stones or cancer
9 Acute pancreatitis
10 Chronic pancreatitis
11 Pancreas cancer
12 Ampullary adenoma and cancer

Advanced endoscopic services:
1 Gastroscopy & hemostasis
2 Colonoscopy & polypectomy
3 ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography
4 EUS endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)
5 Treatment of bleeding from the digestive system
6 Stenting of the bile duct
7 Stenting of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum
8 Video capsule endoscopy
9 Double balloon endoscopy
10 Endoscopic mucosal resection