Dr Monique Marais

Gastroenterology Hepatology Obesity

Types of illnesses & diseases treated

Stomach, oesophagus, bowel diseases and liver diseases.

Types of treatments, procedures and operations offered

Colonoscopies, gastroscopies, ERCPs with removal of gallstones in common bile duct, variceal ligation, oesophageal dilatation, oesophageal stent placement, removal of polyps, liver biopsies. I treat heartburn, chronic stomach problem, inflammatory bowel disease, diarrhoea, constipation and liver disease. I screen patients for colon cancer.

Types of symptoms

Heartburn, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, anaemia, jaundice, rectal bleeding, unexplained weight loss and loss of appetite