Gastroenterologist

Symptoms and signs for which you need to visit a pediatric gastroenterologist

It is advisable to visit the doctors of our medical center together with the child if the following alarming symptoms appear:

• Pain in the abdomen of any localization and intensity (it is first necessary to exclude acute surgical pathology by examination by a surgeon).
• Nausea, vomiting, especially persistent.
• Yellow, brownish, or brown coating on the tongue.
• Belching, heartburn, frequent hiccups.
• Change in stool frequency or consistency.
• Mucus or blood in the stool.
• Deterioration of appetite.
• Meteorism.
• Black stools are a symptom of bleeding in the intestines.
• Loss of body weight.

Doctors at the K+31 Medical Center carefully listen to little visitors and their companions and provide first aid. The diagnostic procedure includes a thorough examination of the child by palpation (palpation of the abdomen), percussion (tapping of the abdominal wall). Specialists try to get all the necessary information without causing discomfort or pain. To clarify the initial diagnosis, the doctor will prescribe tests.

How a pediatric gastroenterologist examines a child

The doctor applies the methods of laboratory and instrumental research. The most frequently prescribed:

1. Complete blood count - shows inflammation, anemia, allows you to suspect an autoimmune process, bleeding.
2. Common urinalysis - detects the presence of bilirubin, which appears with congestion in the gallbladder, liver pathologies.
3. Biochemical blood test - reflects the work of the pancreas, gallbladder.
4. General analysis of feces - detects enzyme deficiency, incomplete digestion of food, inflammation in the large intestine.
5. Stool analysis for dysbacteriosis - determines the number of pathogenic microorganisms.
6. Ultrasound of the abdominal organs with dopplerography - gives an idea of the state, structure and blood filling of the digestive system.
7. CT or MRI of the abdominal organs is used for a more detailed diagnosis of pathologies, it is a highly informative method of examination.
8. Colonoscopy is an endoscopic examination of the lower intestine.
9. EFGDS (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) with biopsy or gastroscopy - under anesthesia, a thin hose is inserted through the mouth or nose, with the help of which the doctor examines the mucous membranes for inflammation, trauma, neoplasms and other signs of pathology. If necessary, tissue sampling is carried out. They are stained, placed on a slide and examined for malignancy.

In clinically difficult cases, a liver biopsy is performed, in which a small amount of organ tissue is taken and sent for cytological examination. Operative intervention is carried out by the best gastroenterologists in Moscow. The doctor examines the biopsy under a microscope for the presence or absence of pathologies. This allows you to learn about the processes occurring in the liver tissues.

The pediatric gastroenterologists of the K+31 Clinic take a responsible approach to the examination and treatment of young patients - in their work, doctors rely on a broad base of evidence-based medicine. This saves children from taking unnecessary tests and allows prescribing drugs only with proven effectiveness.

In our clinic, an online gastroenterologist consultation service is available. It allows you to save time for parents and ask clarifying questions in the course of treatment of the child. However, an online appointment with even the best gastroenterologist in Moscow cannot always replace an in-person visit to a doctor.

Reviews about the work of our doctors are posted on the website of the K+31 clinic.