03 9576 0088
info@simonjakobovits.com.au
Private Practice: Suite 32, Cabrini Medical Centre
Isabella Street, Malvern 3144, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Gastroscopy | Colonoscopy | Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Dr. Jakobovits specialises in the investigation and treatment of disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, liver, gall bladder and pancreas.
Examples of such conditions include the following:
• Heartburn, acid reflux
• Difficulty swallowing
• Nausea and vomiting
• Bloating and gas
• Constipation & Diarrhoea
• Unexplained weight loss
• Stomach pain including gastritis and ulcers
• Bleeding (unexplained iron deficiency anaemia)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome and food intolerances
• Malabsorption syndromes
• H. Pylori
• Celiac disease
• Gall bladder disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
• Colon polyps and cancer screening
• Diseases of the Pancreas
• Liver disease / Fatty liver
Many gastrointestinal symptoms are investigated by examining areas of the gastrointestinal tract with fibreoptic cameras, referred to as “’scopes”. The commonest of these are: