Gastroenterology

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Gastroenterology,is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.

Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which include the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this specialty. Physicians practicing in this field are called gastroenterologists.

Gastroenterology is not the same with digestive surgery or colon and rectal surgery(proctology), which are specialized branch of general surgery.