Conditions treated

Children and young people with many gastrointestinal problems are seen in the department, some of these are listed below. 

 

Gastroenterology and nutrition:

• chronic abdominal pain
• chronic diarrhoea
• coeliac disease
• complex feeding issues
• faltering growth
• feeding disorders
• food intolerance/allergy
• gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
• inflammatory bowel disease
• irritable bowel syndrome
• malabsorption
• motility disorders
• peptic ulcer disease
• pancreatic insufficiency
• post-surgical conditions (e.g. NEC, Hirschsprung’s disease, short gut)
• Severe constipation 

Hepatology:

• Prolonged neonatal jaundice
• Post liver transplant follow up
• Cryptogenic cirrhosis
• Fatty liver disease of childhood
• Chronic liver disease secondary to e.g. biliary atresia, Biliary hypoplasia, A1ATD, Familial cholestasis
• Cystic fibrosis-related liver disease
• Parenteral Nutrition-related liver disease
• Portal hypertension secondary to Portal Vein Thrombosis
• Auto-immune hepatitis
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C

 

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