Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition News

CHOP’s Center for Pediatric IBD held a day of virtual speakers and discussion groups to better support families dealing with inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis.

After E.K.’s diagnosis with a genetic disorder, his symptoms remained. His family sought help at CHOP, where experts discovered biliary atresia and treated it.

Read a case study about a patient treated by physicians from the Pancreatic Disorders Program.

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition has started and expanded a number of initiatives to attempt to reach children and teens from all races, cultures, backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses.

Psychologists with specialty training in GI disorders help patients and their families better understand how a child’s feelings, fears and emotions can impact their chronic GI condition and vice versa.

Meet Hayat Mousa, MD, the Director of the Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility. Dr. Mousa recently sat down for an informal Q&A to talk about her vision, what areas she’d like to expand, why she enjoys working with children with motility conditions, and much more.

Learn about CHOP’s full range of motility studies, diagnostic tests and treatments on-site, and our continued quest for new ways to improve children’s lives.

Our lives have been greatly impacted by the novel COVID-19 pandemic, most notably, how we interact with others. We have found ourselves avoiding large gatherings and minimizing in-person interactions, relying on Facetime and Zoom for get-togethers.

Gastroparesis is a complex gastrointestinal motility disorder characterized by delayed emptying of gastric contents in the absence of mechanical obstruction.

While the presentation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be very similar, there are clinical clues and diagnostic tools that can help make the crucial distinction between these two conditions.