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What is the difference between a gastrointestinologist and a gastroenterologist?

April 26, 2017difference gastroenterologist Mathematics Medicine

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What is the difference between a gastrointestinologist and a gastroenterologist?

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The difference lies in the name itself. Medical specialty dealing with digestion and the digestive system. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat disorders of the stomach, intestines, liver, and pancreas, including ulcers, tumours, inflammatory diseases (including ulcerative colitis and ileitis), and rectal disorders. He is a specialist to study all the parts of Digestive system. But a gastrointestinologist is a specialist in studying the illness and problems mainly related to intestines. He will be an expert in colonospy and surgeries there of.