The invention of the endoscope is one of the foremost inventions of medical science in the past century. This department deals with upper gatrointestinal endoscopy, laparoscopy and colonoscopy. Endoscopy is one of the most powerful diagnostic and therapeutic tools in the arsenal of the surgeon and gastroenterologist. Several surgical procedures can be carried out without making a single incision, such as diagnosis and treatment of stomach ulcers and cancer, colonic polyps and cancer, biliary stones and foreign body removal.