Andrew Chua Seng Boon, Gastroenterologist
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Andrew Chua Seng Boon

Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology

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Andrew Chua Seng Boon, MBBCH, BAO, MRCP, works at the gastroenterology division of the Pantai Hospital Ipoh in Malaysia. He specializes in the diseases and disorders of the digestive tract, treated with surgery. He is featured in the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, and also does local public speaking.

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MaleEnglish 38 years of experience
Andrew Chua Seng Boon
Andrew Chua Seng Boon's Expert Contributions
  • My doctor referred me to a gastroenterologist to check for ulcers. How are ulcers diagnosed?

    I am assuming that you have dyspeptic symptoms, which are basically any symptoms which are referable to the upper GI tract mainly the stomach, oesophagus and duodenum. If your doctor suspect that you have ulcer disease, you probably have epigastric pain with or without nausea or vomiting, pain which are relieved or aggravated by food or antacids (depending on the type of ulcer), pain that occasionally penetrates to the back and more ominously vomiting blood, passing black stools or weight loss. Your Gastroenterologist will probably request for a blood test and probably a gastroscopy ( which involve introducing a scope through the mouth, passing by the oesophagus, into the stomach and subsequently into the duodenum). The whole process takes only 5 minutes and during that time the doctor will look for lesions including inflammation, ulcers, growths, swellings, abnormal blood vessels and obtain stomach wall tissues for analysis if necessary. Gastric tissues will also be taken to check for the presence of Helicobacter Pylori infection. if you have ulcers (either oesophageal, gastric or duodenum) then the endoscopy will detect the lesion. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Gastroenterology

Professional Society Memberships

  • Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Pathology

Articles and Publications

  • Has Been Published

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard work

Favorite professional publications

  • New England Journal of Medicine

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