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Pediatric Gastrointestinal Specialty Care

Arkansas Children’s pediatric gastroenterology specialists provide consults, referrals and treatment through a statewide network of hospitals and clinics.

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Sedation-free, cutting-edge treatments available at Arkansas Children's   

Arkansas Children’s is proud to be the only provider in the state to offer transnasal endoscopies (TNE) as an effective and more convenient option for some pediatric patients. This sedation-free procedure takes approximately 20 minutes and allows patients to return to their regular activities immediately following the clinic visit.  
The Arkansas Children’s GI team sees itself as one of many partners collaborating to improve pediatric GI health, offering pediatricians consultations and connecting patients to financial support and mental health services for psychology related to behaviors that can improve their medical condition and experience.   

Our aerodigestive and pancreas clinics and neorogastroenterology and motility (NGM) program are available to pediatricians in the region needing subspecialty GI diagnostic or treatment support for their patients. 

Our multidisciplinary pancreatic team includes anesthesiologists, dietitians, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists (general and advanced endoscopists), geneticists, pathologists, psychologists, radiologists (diagnostic and interventional) and surgeons, all with pediatric-specific training. The team provides treatment and follow-up care for patients with acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and other pancreatic injuries and conditions, such as hyperlipasemia and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. 

Our NGM specialists use a multidisciplinary approach and specialized testing to diagnose and manage disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) and gastrointestinal (GI) motility disorders. Manometry and EndoFLIP tests aid in diagnosis of conditions like achalasia, esophageal strictures, gastroparesis, feeding disorders, functional constipation and Hirschsprung disease. Treatments available include: EsoFLIP, pneumatic balloon dilation, and pyloric and anal Botox. 

Less wait time for appointments and less drive time for your pediatric patients with GI needs. Our Arkansas Children’s gastroenterologists specialize in treating children and their unique needs for a variety of gastrointestinal conditions, including:

  • Abdominal migraine
  • Achalasia
  • Acute pancreatitis (chronic or recurrent)
  • Allergic colitis
  • Anemia-iron deficiency
  • Biliary Dyskinesia
  • Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity
  • Chronic abdominal pain
  • Chronic constipation
  • Cow's milk allergy
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Cyclical vomiting syndrome
  • Diarrhea
  • Difficulty swallowing – Dysphagia
  • Dysmotility
  • Dyspepsia
  • Elevated liver enzymes
  • Encopresis or leakage/soiling/accidents
  • EOE – Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
  • Fatty liver disease and obesity
  • Feeding difficulty
  • Food aversion
  • Functional constipation
  • Gastroparesis
  • GERD/acid reflux disease
  • G-tube patients
  • Heartburn
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • Hyperlipasemia
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
  • Irritable bowel disorder
  • Leaky gut and dysbiosis
  • Motility disorders
  • No-burp syndrome (retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction)
  • Reflux hypersensitivity
  • SIBO-Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Ulcers and helicobacter pylori gastritis

Meet our Gastroenterology Doctors