What is worrying you?
Tap the problem closest to yours. Each guide explains what it could be, which tests help and when to come in. No referral is needed.
- Acidity, gas or refluxHeartburn, bloating or indigestion that keeps returning
- Constipation, loose stools or IBSIrregular bowels, cramping, ulcers and H. pylori
- Difficulty swallowingFood sticking in the chest or throat, weight loss
- Fatty liver or abnormal liver testsFound on an ultrasound or a blood test
- Hepatitis B, hepatitis C or cirrhosisLong-term liver care and liver cancer screening
- Gallbladder stonesWhether you need surgery, and what can be done without it
- PancreatitisAcute attacks and chronic pancreatitis
- Advised an endoscopy or colonoscopyHow to prepare, what it feels like, what it costs
- Vomiting blood or black stoolsUrgent. Read what to do now
- Yellow eyes (jaundice)Urgent if there is fever or tummy pain
Tests and procedures, with what they cost
About 300–500 procedures a month across Hayat Hospital and Apollo Clinic. Most endoscopies and colonoscopies are done without sedation and you go home soon after.
| Test | Apollo Clinic | Hayat Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation | ₹1,000 | ₹1,000 |
| Upper GI endoscopywithout sedation, with H. pylori rapid test | ₹3,300 | ₹4,000 |
| Colonoscopywithout sedation | ₹3,500 | ₹4,500 |
| FibroScanliver stiffness and fat | ₹4,000 | ₹4,000 |
| Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)about ₹25,000 with needle biopsy | — | about ₹15,000 |
| ERCPprocedure charge; stent and accessories extra | — | about ₹50,000 |
Approximate charges as of November 2026, set by each hospital; the billing desk confirms the final amount. See the full cost guide, including sedation, biopsy and polyp removal.
Therapeutic procedures at Hayat Hospital
- ERCP: bile duct stone removal and stents for jaundice
- EUS (endoscopic ultrasound): close-up scan and needle biopsy of the pancreas, bile duct and lymph nodes
- Removal of polyps and early growths without surgery (EMR)
- Stricture dilation and stenting of the food pipe or intestine
- Stopping stomach and intestinal bleeding, including banding of swollen veins (varices)
- Feeding tube placed through the stomach wall (PEG)
Diagnostic tests at both centres
- Gastroscopy (upper GI endoscopy)
- Colonoscopy, diagnostic and screening, and sigmoidoscopy
- FibroScan: liver stiffness test for fatty liver and scarring
- Endoscopic biopsies and H. pylori testing
- Follow-up checks for ulcers, polyps and Barrett's oesophagus
- Second-opinion review of outside reports
Where to see Dr. Agarwal
Six days a week in Guwahati, and once a month in four towns along the Brahmaputra valley and in Nagaland.
Apollo Clinic, Ulubari
Mon–Sat 8–10 AM · Mon–Fri 5–7 PM
Consultations, endoscopy, colonoscopy and FibroScan. Kanchan Road, GS Rd, opp. Bora Service, Ulubari, Guwahati 781007.
Hayat Hospital, Kahilipara
Mon–Sat 11 AM – 4 PM
ERCP, EUS, therapeutic endoscopy, sedated procedures, admission and emergency care. Kahilipara Main Rd, Odalbakra, Lal Ganesh, Guwahati 781034.
Consult near home, once a month
See Dr. Agarwal at the outreach OPD in your town. If a procedure is needed, it is planned in Guwahati with everything arranged in advance, so the trip is as short as possible.
Dates follow this pattern but can shift. Confirm on WhatsApp before travelling. On outreach days (2nd Friday, 2nd and 3rd Saturday) the Guwahati OPD may not run.
- Dimapur, Nagaland 2nd Friday, 11 AM – 3 PMEden Medical Centre
- Hojai, Assam 2nd Saturday, 9 AM – 4 PMPrime Medical Centre
- Tinsukia, Upper Assam 3rd Saturday, 11 AM – 1 PMDarpan Diagnostics, Rangagora Road
- Dibrugarh, Upper Assam 3rd Saturday, 2 PM – 4 PMApeksha Hospital, AMC Road
About Dr. Agarwal
- 2010 MBBSAssam Medical College, Dibrugarh
- 2014 MD, MedicineGauhati Medical College, Guwahati
- 2019 DM, Gastroenterology, Gold MedallistGIPMER (GB Pant Hospital), New Delhi, followed by six months of further training in EUS and advanced ERCP
- 2020 Consultant gastroenterologistGuwahati, since January 2020
Dr. Mayank Agarwal was born in Margherita, Tinsukia, studied medicine in Dibrugarh and Guwahati, and returned to practise in the region where he grew up. He sees adults and children with liver, pancreas, bile duct and gut conditions.
His practice covers the full range of digestive and liver disease: everyday problems like reflux and irritable bowel, chronic liver disease and fatty liver, and complex biliary and pancreatic conditions that need ERCP or endoscopic ultrasound.
- Assam Medical Council Reg. No. 19633
- Member, Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG)
- Member, Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI)
Before your visit
Do I need a referral to book an appointment?
How do I prepare for an endoscopy?
Is sedation used? Is it safe?
I live outside Guwahati. Can everything be planned in one trip?
What should I bring to the consultation?
Which languages are spoken?
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