The Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology department at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital treats patients aged 0-16 with wide range of problems from gastroesophageal reflux through to inflammatory bowel disease.
Our core purpose is to enhance the quality of life of our patients through a clear focus on clinical excellence and patient safety.
Conditions treated include:
- Allergic gut disorders and food allergy
- Anal fissures
- Bacterial overgrowth in the gut
- Cardiac disease related feeding difficulties – PEG placement
- Chronic diarrhoea
- Coeliac disease
- Constipation - severe refractory constipation
- Crohn’s disease - IBD
- Eosinophilic GI disorders - eosinophilic oesophagitis/colitis
- Faltering growth
- Feeding disorders
- Fructose intolerance
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- GI dysmotility
- GI bleeding and anaemia
- Gut infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- IBS
- Lactose intolerance
- Liver disease including autoimmune hepatitis, conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, liver failure, biliary atresia and various other GI/liver disorders
- Neurodevelopmental feeding difficulties – PEG placement
- Nutritional problems
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Polyposis
- Post liver and bowel transplant
- Recurrent abdominal pain
- Short bowel syndrome / intestinal failure - Long term PN / Home PN
- Toddler’s diarrhea
- Ulcerative colitis - IBD
