The Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Division is a consultative service assisting in the evaluation and treatment of patients with complaints such as unexplained abdominal pain, persistent vomiting or diarrhea, swallowing or feeding difficulties, difficulties with defecation, failure to thrive, unexplained intestinal bleeding and unexplained jaundice.
Services and procedures performed include diagnostic and
therapeutic upper and lower endoscopy, placement of percutaneous endoscopic
gastrostomy tube, 24 hour pH probe study, percutaneous liver biopsy, anal and
esophageal motility studies including biofeedback and breath hydrogen testing.
Nutritional assessment and nutritional support services including enteral and
parenteral therapy are also provided.
