Comprehensive clinical services in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition include:

• Pediatric liver and small bowel transplantation (small-bowel transplants are offered by few institutions worldwide; Rush is one of the pioneers)
• All flexible endoscopic diagnostic procedures, including colonoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ERCP
• Endoscopic therapeutic procedures, including dilatation, percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement and polypectomy
• Extended esophageal pH probe monitoring (including sleep studies) for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux
• Interventional radiologic procedures used as alternatives to major surgery for children with hemorrhagic complications of portal hypertension (e.g., “TIPS” procedures)
• Three-channel breath testing for noninvasive diagnosis of carbohydrate intolerances, mouth to cecum transit time, and small bowel overgrowth
• Nutrition and diet evaluation and counseling
• Esophageal and anorectal manometry to measure the pressures and motility of the upper and lower GI tracts (including biofeedback for constipation and other anorectal disorders)
• Research into and use of computerized bowel sound analysis for the diagnosis of abdominal pain and other GI disorders

Most important, we offer thorough evaluations using our most powerful diagnostic tools: careful patient histories and physical examinations.