Our therapeutic capabilities are some of the most advanced in the world. From the child with rumination syndrome or gastroparesis to those with food allergies or constipation, we are blazing the trail to best possible outcomes for our patients.
Sometimes varices can bleed or be at high risk of bleeding. One way to control this is to put a “band” on the vein so that it clots and then will not bleed.
This Helping Hand™ explains what a cecostomy is and the different types of cecostomy tubes used at Nationwide Children's Hospital. It also includes information on how to flush a cecostomy at home as well as how to clean and care for the cecostomy.
Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) allows for direct visualization of the entire small intestine with the ability to obtain biopsies, to remove polyps, or to treat a bleeding site.
Esophageal dilation (balloon dilation) is a minimally invasive procedure that widens a tight area in the esophagus — the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. This stretches the tissue so food and liquids pass more easily.
Gastric pacemaker is an advanced therapy to treat patients with gastroparesis when other standard treatments have not worked.
A child who has a neurogenic bowel cannot control when he or she has a bowel movement. Bowel control may not be possible, but bowel regulation can be done by following a daily schedule.
Bowel training is achieved when your child has a bowel movement in the potty at the same time every day and therefore has few bowel accidents.
Treatment of an omphalocele will depend on your child’s symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
Your child may need different ostomy supplies as he grows and gets older. Learn how to care for your child's ostomy and order supplies.
A percutaneous cecostomy is a medical procedure used to help children who have trouble with severe constipation or difficulty controlling bowel movements.
Some children need a tube placed in their stomach to allow them to get adequate nutrition if they cannot take in enough by mouth or if they have a swallowing problem.
Polyps are relatively common in children. As part of both the evaluation and treatment of polyps, they are removed endoscopically by polypectomy.
Sclerotherapy is performed by injecting a medication into the varix that causes it to scar. If the varix is scarred, it cannot bleed.
Botox injection is one of several advanced treatments we may use for children with motility or nerve/sensation problems. When standard treatments are not enough, carefully placed Botox injections can sometimes help by relaxing muscles that are too tight at key “valves” in the digestive tract.
