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The Pediatric Gastroenterology Division of St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital provides evaluation and treatment of patients from infancy to adolescence with liver, biliary, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders. These disorders include the following:
Diagnostic procedures include upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, small bowel biopsy, liver biopsy, esophageal pH, manometric studies, breath hydrogen test, and rectal suction biopsy. A gastroenterology nurse practitioner provides comprehensive education of chronic diseases. Physicians and staff focus on the continuity of care from inpatient to outpatient that includes families, referring physicians and school. Programs & Services
Click on the following link for additional information about gastroenterology: North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition |
