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Aspiration

Your child may aspirate when problems with swallowing causes liquids or food to enter your child’s lungs

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Asthma

Asthma is a chronic condition that causes the airways in the lungs to narrow and swell, making it difficult to breath.

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Treatment

Blended Diet

A blended diet is made from table food that is put in a blender, turned into a puree and fed to your child through a feeding tube.

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Treatment

BRAVO pH Test

The BRAVO pH test measures acidity in the esophagus and helps diagnose gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

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Treatment

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to examine your child’s throat, larynx, trachea, and lower airways through a tool called a bronchoscope.

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Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction

Cricopharyngeal dysfunction occurs when the muscle at the top of the esophagus doesn't relax or it relaxes in an uncoordinated manner.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is a term that means “difficulty swallowing.” It is the inability of food or liquids to pass easily from your child’s mouth, into the throat, and through the esophagus...

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Treatment

EndoFLIP

EndoFLIP is a newer minimally invasive type of technology that can be used during endoscopy.

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Endoscopy

An endoscopy is a procedure that is used to evaluate a patient’s digestive tract.

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Condition

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Eosinophilic esophagitis is an allergic condition that causes inflammation and damage to the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

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Esophageal Achalasia

Esophageal achalasia is a rare disorder of the esophagus that makes swallowing difficult.

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Treatment

Esophageal Impedance

Esophageal impedance is a diagnostic test that measures the amount and type of gastroesophageal reflux in the esophagus.

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Treatment

Esophageal Manometry

Esophageal manometry is a procedure in which a small flexible tube is placed into the nose and passed into the esophagus.

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Condition

Esophagitis

Esophagitis is inflammation of the lining of the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the pharynx (throat) to the stomach.

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Gastroparesis

Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach muscles do not work properly.

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Condition

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children is a chronic digestive disorder.

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Noonan Syndrome

Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that can affect many different areas of the body and development.

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Tracheomalacia

Tracheomalacia is the collapse of the airway when breathing.

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