Hospital for Children

Divisions/Specialties

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology

The Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division offers comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and laboratory services to evaluate and treat infants, children and adolescents with gastrointestinal disorders.

Patient Conditions

Gastroesophageal reflux
Dysfunctional swallowing
Failure to thrive
Inflammatory bowel disease
Peptic ulcer disease
Malabsorption
Pancreatic disorders
Neonatal jaundice
Chronic hepatitis
Childhood cirrhosis
Portal hypertension
Acute and chronic diarrhea
Constipation
Recurrent abdominal pain
Feeding disorders, obesity, autism
Cystic fibrosis

For More Information

Watch interview with Dr. Steven Czinn, in which he discusses common digestive disorders in children and treatments offered at UMHC.
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Digestive Diseases Center

Reflux in Children Podcast

Comprehensive Evaluations

Esophagoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Feeding disorders
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy
Liver, small bowel and rectal biopsy
Breath analysis for detecting carbohydrate malabsorption and bacterial overgrowth
24 hour pH probe study

Specialized Treatments

Home enteral and parenteral regimens
Esophageal dilatation
Endoscopic variceal sclerosis
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Endoscopic polypectomy
Dysfunctional swallowing program

Research Activities

Pathophysiology of intestinal diarrheal diseases
Defining the mechanism of action of anti-diarrheal drugs
Determining the biochemistry, genetics and mechanism of action of recently described enterotoxins elaborated by enteric pathogens
Metabolism of intestinal epithelial cells
Pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis

Special Programs

Services to Physicians

Consultation on complicated cases
Second opinions
Evaluation of patient conditions
Special treatment procedures
Short-term and long-term management

This page was last updated on: June 24, 2009.

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