Conditions Mr Mughal treats, grouped by where you feel them. Each one explains the usual symptoms and treatment options.
Gallstones can cause pain under the right ribs, often after fatty meals, and sometimes inflammation of the gallbladder or jaundice.
Treatment: Many people need no treatment. If gallstones cause symptoms, keyhole (laparoscopic) removal of the gallbladder is the usual operation, often as a day case.
Book a consultation →Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in Ireland and is very treatable when found early. Warning signs include bleeding, a lasting change in bowel habit, weight loss and tiredness from anaemia.
Treatment: Diagnosis is usually by colonoscopy and scans. Treatment is planned with a multidisciplinary team and often includes keyhole surgery to remove the affected part of the bowel.
Book a consultation →Polyps are small growths on the lining of the bowel. Most are harmless, but some can turn into cancer over time, which is why they are removed when found.
Treatment: Most polyps are removed during colonoscopy without any cut on the skin. Larger polyps may need a specialist endoscopic or surgical procedure.
Book a consultation →Small pouches in the wall of the bowel are common with age. They can cause pain, bloating and change in bowel habit, or become inflamed (diverticulitis).
Treatment: Most people are treated with diet, fluids and sometimes antibiotics. Surgery is considered for repeated or complicated attacks.
Book a consultation →Endometriosis can affect the bowel and cause pain, especially around periods, bloating and changes in bowel habit.
Treatment: Care is planned jointly with your gynaecologist. Surgery, where needed, is often done by keyhole technique as a combined operation.
Book a consultation →Blood from the back passage is common and often due to haemorrhoids or a fissure, but it should always be checked, especially if you are over 50 or it comes with other symptoms.
Treatment: Assessment usually includes an examination and often a camera test (colonoscopy) to find the cause.
Book a consultation →A soft bulge at or near the belly button, which may ache or grow with lifting or coughing.
Treatment: Repair is usually a short operation, open or keyhole, often with a mesh to strengthen the area.
Book a consultation →A bulge through the scar of a previous operation. These can be large and complex.
Treatment: Mr Mughal has a special interest in complex and keyhole repair, including abdominal wall reconstruction.
Book a consultation →A lump in the groin that may disappear when you lie down, sometimes with a dragging ache.
Treatment: Keyhole (laparoscopic) repair allows a quicker return to normal activity for most patients. Open repair suits some people.
Book a consultation →Swollen blood vessels in the back passage that can bleed, itch or prolapse.
Treatment: Most improve with fibre, fluids and creams. Banding in clinic or surgery is offered when symptoms persist.
Book a consultation →A small tear in the lining of the back passage that causes sharp pain on opening the bowels, often with bright red blood.
Treatment: Most heal with softening the stool and prescribed ointments. Persistent fissures can be treated with Botox or minor surgery.
Book a consultation →An abscess is a painful collection of pus near the back passage. A fistula is a small tunnel that can form afterwards and keeps discharging.
Treatment: An abscess needs prompt drainage. Fistula surgery is tailored to protect bowel control.
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