Gastroenterology Services at Norton Children’s
Gastroenterology
Norton Children’s Gastroenterology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, offers pediatric gastroenterology services for infants, children and teens. Our board-certified pediatric gastroenterologists provide gastrointestinal (GI) care and treat disorders of the intestinal tract, liver and pancreas, as well as nutritional issues.
Gastroenterology Conditions We Treat
- Celiac disease (gluten intolerance)
- Chronic diarrhea
- Constipation
- Encopresis, a condition in which impacted stool in the colon and rectum leads to soiling underwear
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Failure to thrive (failure to gain weight)
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Gastroparesis, a condition in which the stomach is not able to empty properly
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Pancreatitis (acute and chronic)
- Pancreatic insufficiency, a condition in which the pancreas doesn’t make enough fluids for digestion
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Short bowel syndrome (SBS)
Gastroenterology Tests and Procedures
- Breath tests
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy)
- Esophageal manometry
- Esophageal pH monitoring/Impedance with pH testing
- Impedance – pH monitoring
- Percutaneous liver biopsy
- Rectal suction biopsy
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