Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric gastroenterology in Abu Dhabi for children with reflux, constipation, IBD, liver disease, food allergy and digestive disorders..
Advanced endoscopy, multidisciplinary nutrition, and compassionate family-centered management for every GI condition.
Burjeel Medical City provides pediatric gastroenterology care in Abu Dhabi for infants, children and teenagers with reflux, chronic constipation, abdominal pain, IBD, liver disease, celiac disease, food allergy, feeding difficulties and intestinal disorders. The pediatric gastroenterology team supports diagnosis, endoscopy, nutrition care, liver assessment and long-term follow-up, with Weekly Pediatric GI Board meetings bringing together gastroenterology, surgery, nutrition, radiology, pathology and psychology to create individualized, evidence-based treatment plans.
Common Conditions & Subspecialty Clinics.
- Functional abdominal pain
- Chronic constipation
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Indeterminate colitis
- Infectious hepatitis
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Wilson’s disease
- Biliary atresia
- Metabolic liver diseases
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / steatohepatitis (NAFLD/MASH)
- Short-bowel syndrome
- Enteral or total parenteral nutrition (TPN) dependence
- PEG gastrostomy tube placement and management
- Celiac disease
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
- Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
- Achalasia
- Gastroparesis
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- Multidisciplinary aerodigestive evaluations
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
- Colonoscopy and polypectomy
- Stricture dilation
- Foreign-body removal
- Capsule & Imaging Video capsule endoscopy
- MR enterography
- Ultrasound elastography for liver and bowel assessment
Procedures & Treatments.
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Hepatology protocols for viral hepatitis and metabolic liver disorders
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Lactase enzyme, bile-acid binders, and probiotics where indicated
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Parenteral nutrition formulation and cycling for intestinal failure
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Low-FODMAP and elimination diets for IBS/functional disorders
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Biologics: infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab, ustekinumab
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Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) for induction of IBD remission
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Transient elastography (FibroScan®) for liver fibrosis staging
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Food allergy skin-prick and serum IgE panels
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Breath tests (lactose, fructose, SIBO methane)
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High-resolution esophageal manometry, pH-impedance, and antroduodenal manometry
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MR enterography with motion-suppression sequences
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Wireless capsule endoscopy for small-bowel bleeding and Crohn’s assessment
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Pediatric EGD & colonoscopy with CO₂ insufflation and water-immersion technique
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Endoscopic removal of ingested foreign bodies and batteries
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and button change
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Balloon dilation of esophageal and anastomotic strictures
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Endoscopic polypectomy (hot-snare/cold-snare)
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Upper-GI variceal banding and sclerotherapy
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Tele-GI follow-ups for rural and international patients
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Transition clinic for adolescents shifting to adult GI services
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Speech-language therapy for dysphagia and feeding aversion
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Psychologist-led coping skills for chronic abdominal pain
Care Pathway & Coordination.
Referral & Triage
Nurse navigator reviews urgency; urgent scopes scheduled within 48 hours.
Comprehensive Assessment
Labs, imaging, growth metrics, and dietary history in one visit where possible.
Multidisciplinary GI Board
Gastroenterology, surgery, nutrition, psych draft plan.
Diagnostic/Therapeutic Intervention
Endoscopy, imaging, medical therapy initiation.
Family Education & Monitoring
Dietitian counseling, medication teaching, growth tracking.
Long-Term Follow-up
Clinic every 3–6 months; telemedicine and school-liaison reports.
Technology & Facilities.
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Pediatric-Sized Endoscopy Scopes
4.9 mm to 9 mm with HD imaging
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Low-Dose Fluoroscopy Room
for therapeutic procedures
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Motion-Friendly MRI Suite
with audiovisual distraction for children
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Dedicated Pediatric Infusion Center
Biologic therapy with child-life support
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Child-Life & Play Therapy Rooms
adjacent to procedure unit
