Dr. Pooja Krishnappa

Dr Pooja Krishnappa is a Medical Gastroenterologist in Shimoga with 12 years of experience. She practices at Sahyadri Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Harakere and Narayana Multispeciality Clinic, Kuvempu Road.

She specialises in managing digestive tract diseases, liver disorders, and chronic intestinal inflammation. Her clinical focus includes diagnostic colonoscopy, therapeutic endoscopy, and endoscopic ultrasound.

Area of Expertise

Advanced and Diagnostic Endoscopy

Dr Pooja Krishnappa addresses conditions such as food pipe bleeding, stomach ulcers, intestinal polyps, swallowing difficulties, and unexplained abdominal pain. She performs upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, polyp removal, and foreign body extraction.

Hepatology and Liver Care

Dr Pooja manages liver disorders including viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis, fluid buildup in the belly, and jaundice. Interventions include liver function monitoring, therapeutic paracentesis (belly fluid drainage), variceal banding, endoscopic management of bleeding veins, and nutritional therapy.

Pancreatic and Biliary Disorders

Dr Krishnappa treats bile duct stones, acute pancreatitis (sudden pancreas swelling), chronic pancreatitis, biliary narrowing, and gallbladder duct blockage. She provides endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), bile duct stone extraction, biliary stent placement, pancreatic cyst drainage, and endoscopic ultrasound evaluation.

Luminal and Bowel Diseases

Dr Pooja Krishnappa cares for patients suffering from acid reflux, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, chronic constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome. Treatment includes medical therapy for bowel inflammation, diagnostic colonoscopy with biopsy, stricture dilation, acid suppression regimens, and dietary modification plans.

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