Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit at Karol Children's Hospital offers inclusive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for infants and children who come with diseases of the organs related to the digestive tract as intestine, pancreas, and liver. These are a different set of conditions that requires Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. Our Gastroenterology department cares for digestive tract diseases, some of them are following:

• Not gaining weight and Malabsorption
• Metabolic liver and GI diseases
• Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
• Biliary Tract Disease including GallStones
• Celiac Disease, milk allergy, and another food allergy
• Chronic Diarrhoea
• Short-bowel Syndrome
• Glycogen storage disorder, fatty acid oxidation defect
• Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain
• Neonatal Liver Disease including biliary atresia and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
• Cholestatic Jaundice and elevated liver enzymes
• Dilation of oesophageal and pyloric stricture
• Pre and post-liver transplant care
• Eosinophilic (allergic) esophagitis and gastroenteritis
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding ( bleeding from mouth and anus)
• Crohn's disease
• Complex nutritional problems requiring specialized tube feeding
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Ulcerative colitis
• Removal of foreign body parts
• Acute and Chronic Liver Disease including Hepatitis B, C