Our Care for Children with Aerodigestive Disorders
At the Pediatric Aerodigestive Center, we have expertise caring for children with conditions such as:
- Apnea
- Chronic aspiration
- Chronic cough
- Chronic lung disease with other issues
- Combination of respiratory and digestive issues
- Complex airways
- Congenital or acquired airway disorders (laryngomalacia, tracheomalacia, and vocal cord paralysis)
- Craniofacial syndromes (with airway obstruction and associated feeding problems)
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal atresia/trachea-esophageal fistula
- Feeding problems
- Recurrent persistent wheezing
- Recurrent pneumonia/chronic persistent cough
- Reflux effects on the airways
- Stridor
- Syndromes affecting the airways and swallowing
- Tracheostomy dependence
- Voice disorders
We offer the following diagnostic procedures to assess your child's health:
- Flexible bronchoscopy to evaluate your child’s upper and lower airways for anatomical issues and to determine the cause of increased secretions and infections
- Upper endoscopy to rule out inflammation of the esophagus or eosinophilic esophagitis and to obtain esophageal biopsies
- Direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy to assess your child’s airways for scarring and structural problems
- Lung function testing
- Pediatric sleep studies
Armed with the results of these studies, we'll create an appropriate plan of treatment to meet your child's needs.