Specialty Areas

The Center for Neuro Digestive Disorders

 

Offering state of the art diagnostic testing (antroduodenal and colonic motility, anal rectal manometry) and management of complex motility disorders including:

• Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction syndrome (CIPO)
• Gastroparesis
• Refractory constipation syndrome
• Gastrointestinal foregut and hindgut dysmotility syndromes

SUR-GI Care

 

Integrated service caring for children with complex surgical and gastrointestinal conditions including:

• Laparoendoscopic enteric tube placement
• Cecostomy placement and care
• Post-fundoplication nutrition support
• Neonatal surgical follow-up care
• Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease postoperative management

 

Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Procedures

 

The vast majority of procedures are performed in conjunction with the division of Pediatric Anesthesiology.  Safe, effective and innovative techniques are utilized to provide the highest level of comfort for the patient.

 

• Esophageal dilation
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Small bowel biopsy
• Pancreatic function tests
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) 
• Lactose breath hydrogen test
• Urea breath test

Nutrition Services

 

• Nutritional status and related growth failure
• Obesity
• Malnutrition
• Eating disorders
• Gastrointestinal disease