University Hospital Cologne


Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Christoph Hünseler
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University Hospital Cologne provides care for infants, children, and adolescents with the esophagus, stomach, intestine, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas diseases. The department works in cooperation with the Departments of Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Surgery to offer the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic measures for all age groups such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, pH monitoring, breath tests, and liver biopsy.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Christoph Hünseler, the medical team of surgeons, physicians, nutritionists, and psychologists offers liver transplantation as well as pre and post-operative care.
The Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University Hospital Cologne is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Failure to thrive
- Chronic diarrhea
- Short bowel syndrome
- Celiac disease
- Vague abdominal pain
- GERD
- Pancreatitis
- Hepatitis
- Clarification of unclear liver disease
- Cholestasis