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
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: July 8, 2008.
For more information about UMHC or to make an appointment,
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1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).
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