Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which include the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this subspecialty. Physicians practicing in this field are called gastroenterologists.
Subspecialty of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of adults, a branch of medical sciences and more specifically, Internal Medicine, the graduates of which will be involved in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and knowledge production in the field of gastrointestinal, liver, bile ducts and pancreas diseases.