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Centre for Internal Medicine

Clinic for General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internistic Oncology

Prof. Dr. Tilo Andus

Medical Director
Prof. Dr. Tilo Andus

Telephone +49 (0)711 278-62410
Telefax +49 (0)711 278-60360
tandus@klinikum-stuttgart.de

This clinic treats patients in all internistic disciplines. Within the service spectrum, special emphasis is placed on the diagnostics and therapy of gastroenterological and hepatological disorders.

In the area of diagnostic endoscopy, zoom and chromoendoscopies, wireless ph-metries, manometries, 2H and 13C respiration tests, endosonographies and all types of endoscopy (including capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopies. In terms of therapy, the following procedures (among others) are performed:  mucosectomies, ERCPs, PTCDs and stent implants. This clinic has a state-of-the art-equipped Endoscopy department with a comprehensive gastroenterological functional laboratory. A further area of emphasis: gastroenterological oncology.

For medical care, an ICU with six internistic beds is available. A pneumological specialty (with body pletysmography, spiro-ergometry and bronchoscopy) was extended. In the cardiology department, ECGs, long-term ECGs, stress ECGs, echocardiographs incl. TEE, 24-h long-term blood-pressure measurements, Passagere pacemaker therapies and electrocardioversions are performed.

Treatment and care priorities
  • General internal medicine including internistic intensive medicine
  • Gastroenterology and hepatology
  • Chronic-inflammatory intestinal disorders (Crohn's disease, Colitis ulcerosa)
  • Gastroenterological oncology (colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, oesophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer etc.)
  • Metabolic disorders (Diabetes mellitus)
  • Pneumology (Asthma bronchiale, COPD)
Special offers and facilities
  • Interdisciplinary sonography centre, including duplex and contrast-agent sonography
  • Interventional gastroenterological endoscopy
  • Complete gastroenterological-function lab
  • Certified Intestinal Care Centre
  • Certified Mammary Care Centre
  • Liver Care Centre
  • DEGUM seminar instructor (Level III Sonography): Assistant Medical Director Dr. Dirks
Outstanding procedures in diagnosis and therapy
  • Special area of emphasis: therapy of chronic-inflammatory intestinal disorders (participation in and direction of several multi-centre therapy studies)
  • Wireless 48-h pH-metry with the BRAVO system in response to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
  • Particular experience in the entire field of endoscopy, with a large number of polypectomies and mucosectomies, as well as in therapeutic ERCP and PTCD
  • All types of inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy
Scientific activities
  • The clinic co-ordinates the  updating of the guidelines for the oncological focal point in Stuttgart (OSP); to improve the therapies, this clinic is involved in the performance of clinical therapy studies, i.e., for cases of oesophogeal, stomach and colon cancer
  • Chairs the Working Group "Gastrointestinalr Tumours" at the OSP
Quality assurance (selection)
  • Benchmark project: Papillotomy
  • Benchmark project: Polypectomy
  • Comparing quality results in cancer treatment performed by the OSP
Hospital numbers

2008

2009

2010

 

80

80

80

Available Beds

3,906

3,800

3,905

Inpatient Cases

6.0

5.6

5.4

Length of stay in days

Selected services (case number)

2008

2009

2010

 

1,841

1,732

1,779

Oesophagogastroduodenoscopies

1,528

1,386

1,383

Colonoscopies

450

345

275

ERCP and PTCD

Clinic for General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internistic Oncology

Klinikum Stuttgart –
Bad Cannstatt Hospital
Priessnitzweg 24
70374 Stuttgart
Germany

Telephone +49 (0)711 278-62410
Telefax +49 (0)711 278-60360
tandus@klinikum-stuttgart.de

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