Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Berlin, Germany
Conservative treatment of acute pancreatitis
- Initial consultation with the doctor
- clinical examination
- gastroenterological examination
- review of medical records
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- serum amylase
- lipase
- liver function test
- electrolytes
- blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
- pancreatic function test
- creatinine
- hormonal analysis
- general urine analysis
- abdominal ultrasonography
- magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) (if indicated)
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (if indicated)
- biopsy (if indicated)
- computed tomography (CT) guided needle aspiration
- histological and immunological analysis of the fluid
- nursing services
- consultation with gastroenterologist
- consultation with other related specialists
- symptomatic treatment
- cost of medicines
- explanation of an individual treatment plan
- written prescription
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology

Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Frank Kolligs
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectology at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch provides care for patients with acute and chronic diseases of the digestive tract and organs as well as infectious diseases. The department offers the full spectrum of diagnostic and...
Read MoreAbout Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch has been recognized by FOCUS Magazine as one of the best medical institutions in Germany. The hospital has been founded over 100 years ago and is currently the perfect example of a medical center that provides maximum care. The hospital is the academic facility of one of the top centers in Europe, the Charite Medical Complex. The facility has gained the certification of the German Cancer Society and the German Diabetes Society for its efforts and success in treating such common and aggressive diseases. The hospital is made of over 60 highly specialized departments and centers with a bed capacity of over 1,000 beds where the staff treats more than 52,000 inpatients every year. The hospital also offers its service on an outpatient basis where it diagnoses and treats over 144,000 outpatients annually. The facility is an advanced medical institution that is fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics and it also follows the latest guidelines for surgical interventions.