KNUCH

The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at KNU Children's Hospital provides expert comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation and management of all pediatric gastrointestinal and liver conditions. Our tertiary service comprises outpatient and inpatient care, and a comprehensive variety of investigations and treatments.

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  Conditions

  Our service offers care for neonates, infants, children and young adults with a wide variety of conditions:

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  General gastrointestinal conditions which include:

  Chronic refractory constipation
  Crohn's disease
  Cystic fibrosis associated gastrointestinal disease
  Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders
  Food allergy
  Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  Helicobacter pylori
  Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  Irritable Bowel syndrome (IBS)
  Malabsorption disorders
  Motility disorders
  Pancreatitis: Acute and chronic
  Ulcerative colitis
  Irritable Bowel syndrome

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  Liver conditions which include

  Acute liver failure
  Autoimmune hepatitis
  Biliary atresia
  Fatty liver disease
  Metabolic liver disease
  Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  Viral hepatitis
  Wilson's disease

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  Complex nutritional conditions which include :

  Intestinal failure
  Nutritional programs associated with other complex disorders (eg. oncological, immunological,
  gastrointestinal conditions)
  Short bowel syndrome

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  Investigations and treatments

  We offer a comprehensive variety of investigations and treatments :

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  Investigations :

  Capsule endoscopy
  MR/CT enteroscopy
  gastroscopy and colonoscopy
  Fibroscan
  TDM (therapeutic drug monitoring) of IBD medication
  FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel (22 targets), Fecal calprotectin
  Next Generation Sequencing, Diagnostic Exome Sequencing

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  Treatments

  Exclusive enteral nutrition
  Therapeutic endoscopy
  PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, tube and button type)
  Liver biopsy
  Liver transplantation

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  Inflammatory Bowel Disease service

  The Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) service provides care for over 200 complex IBD patients and is one of the largest units in Korea. We provide comprehensive care for our patients from the point of referral right through to diagnosis, treatment and long term management.