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# Treatments and Services

 Explore Pediatric Inpatient Unit

 Through collaboration with our pediatric proceduralists and radiologists, we offer a wide range of treatments and services for patients admitted to our pediatric unit, including:

- Diagnostic/therapeutic procedures with interventional radiology (IR), with sedation as needed
- Echocardiogram
- Colonoscopy
- Sedation as needed for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
- Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)



 

 

   



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### Treatments

 ### Biliary Drainage and Stenting

Biliary drainage and stenting are techniques used to help bile drain from your bile duct if you have a blockage.

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 ### Colonoscopy

An exam where your doctor looks at your large intestine (colon) and rectum using a long, flexible tube with a camera on it. This allows your doctor to find any changes or issues in your colon or rectum, and remove abnormal tissue if necessary.

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 ### Endoscopy

You will receive an intravenous sedative and pain medication. Once comfortable, the physician will then examine the area using an endoscope—a lighted tube with a small camera at the end. The physician will be able to view any abnormalities and take a tissue samples (biopsies) if necessary.

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 ### Gut-directed Psychotherapy and Counseling

Gut-directed psychotherapy and counseling can help patients with IBS, IBD, and GERD manage their condition and reduce symptoms.

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 ### Mucosal ablation: Radiofrequency ablation

For this procedure, a physician uses a special probe to apply heat energy to diseased cells to destroy them and encourage healthy cells to replace them.

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 ### Myotomy

Myotomy is a generic term for surgery in which a muscle is cut. In esophageal conditions, the surgeon typically cuts the muscle fibers in the lower esophageal sphincter, or LES, to correct the condition.

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 ### Pneumatic (balloon) Dilation

Used in patients with Barrett's Esophagus, pneumatic dilation is the placement of a specialized balloon into the esophagus and then inflating it to create a larger opening in the esophagus.

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