Gastroenterology Services at Norton Children’s
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
- Aerodigestive disorders
- 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
- 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
How to help a baby with reflux
Spitting up, or reflux, can be normal in infants and may not always require treatment. Reflux is in babies is different from reflux in adults because the part of the esophagus that closes when we’re […]
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From 1 pound, 10 ounces to a thriving kindergartner
When Dana’s daughter, LeAnn, was born at 25 weeks, she weighed 1 pound, 10 ounces. Born more than three months early, LeAnn was so fragile she couldn’t be held or even taken out of the […]
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Norton Children’s creates MIS-C multidisciplinary clinic
Norton Children’s has created a multidisciplinary clinic for children who have experienced multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. Norton Children’s Pediatric MIS-C Multidisciplinary Clinic will give children who were hospitalized with MIS-C […]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms in children
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. The two main types of inflammatory bowel disease are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. IBD is common, affecting 1.6 million Americans, including […]
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Photos: Look inside the new Norton Children’s medical/surgical unit
Another phase of Norton Children’s Hospital’s expansion is nearly complete. Patients and staff cut the ribbon to open part of the hospital’s newest medical/surgical unit. The space on the sixth floor features 12 private rooms […]
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How to help a baby with reflux
Spitting up, or reflux, can be normal in infants and may not always require treatment. Reflux is in babies is different from reflux in adults because the part of the esophagus that closes when we’re […]
Read Full Story
From 1 pound, 10 ounces to a thriving kindergartner
When Dana’s daughter, LeAnn, was born at 25 weeks, she weighed 1 pound, 10 ounces. Born more than three months early, LeAnn was so fragile she couldn’t be held or even taken out of the […]
Read Full Story
Norton Children’s creates MIS-C multidisciplinary clinic
Norton Children’s has created a multidisciplinary clinic for children who have experienced multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. Norton Children’s Pediatric MIS-C Multidisciplinary Clinic will give children who were hospitalized with MIS-C […]
Read Full Story
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms in children
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. The two main types of inflammatory bowel disease are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. IBD is common, affecting 1.6 million Americans, including […]
Read Full Story
Photos: Look inside the new Norton Children’s medical/surgical unit
Another phase of Norton Children’s Hospital’s expansion is nearly complete. Patients and staff cut the ribbon to open part of the hospital’s newest medical/surgical unit. The space on the sixth floor features 12 private rooms […]
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