Among the top hospitals in the country for gastroenterology
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital has been ranked among the best in the nation in five pediatric subspecialties, including gastroenterology (#36). The results appeared in the 2011 edition of "America's Best Children's Hospitals," published online by U.S.News & World Report.
Our gastroenterology and hepatology physicians are nationally recognized experts in all aspects of gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic and nutritional disorders and skilled in the most up-to-date and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for children. As a national Center of Excellence for Gaucher's disease, irritable bowel disease and pediatric liver transplantation, we strive for distinction in our clinical care and we are committed to increasing our understanding of gastrointestinal disorders in children.
Special services include:
- Diagnosis and treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Management of esophageal disorders
- Diagnosis and management of chronic diarrhea
- Liver and small-intestine biopsy
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic liver diseases including liver transplantation
- Diagnosis and management of metabolic liver diseases
- Diagnosis and management of lysosomal diseases
- Nutritional support of acute and chronic disease
- Endoscopic procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases
Diagnostics and Therapeutics
The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program offers a full array of diagnostic tests and services, which are performed in a state-of-the-art Pediatric Endoscopy Center located in the Children's Hospital. The center offers the latest video-based endoscopy equipment specifically designed for use in children. Procedures include diagnostic endoscopy, pH probe studies and liver biopsy. Therapeutic endoscopy including sclerotherapy, band ligation, foreign body removal and polypectomy, are available.