Endoscopy

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are available for infants, children and young adults in state-of-the-art endoscopy suites. Additional support is provided by full-service pediatric anesthesia, as well as trained endoscopy nursing staff for all procedures.

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures include:

• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Colonoscopy and polypectomy
• Esophageal dilatation
• Esophageal and anal manometry
• Percutaneous liver biopsy
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placements
• Percutaneous endoscopic cecostomy tube placements
• Variceal and gastrointestinal bleeding management
• Paracentesis
• Small bowel and esophageal capsule endoscopy
• pH monitoring
• Breath analysis
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (performed at UC San Diego Medical Center and Sharp Memorial Hospital by Adult Gastroenterology)