Conditions We Treat
Gastroenterology Department
Conditions of the Colon
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic diarrhea
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- Polyps
- Ulcerative colitis
Conditions of the Esophagus
- Congenital anomalies
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Feeding and swallowing difficulties
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Conditions of the Intestines
- Celiac disease
- Congenital anomalies
- Crohn’s disease
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Infections
- Malabsorptive disorders, with unique expertise in rare inherited disorders such as microvillus inclusion disease
- Short bowel syndrome
Conditions of the Liver
- Biliary disease
- Liver inflammation
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Conditions of the Stomach
- Chronic abdominal pain
- Helicobacter pylori
- Gastritis
- Peptic ulcer disease
Treatments and Procedures
Phoenix Children’s offers a number of diagnostic procedures and treatments for GI conditions, including therapeutic endoscopy for the treatment of esophageal strictures (narrowing of the esophagus).
Additional treatments and diagnostic procedures available include:
- Anorectal manometry
- Capsule endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Esophageal pH/impedance testing
- Esophageal variceal sclerotherapy and banding
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Foreign body removal
- Intestinal stricture dilation and management
- Polypectomy
- Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy
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