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"We are currently ordering within a month. As the number of patients increases, waiting times may increase. Even so, they will be significantly shorter than usual," says pediatric gastroenterologist Peter Szitányi, M.D., Ph. D.
For the time being, he practices one day a week at the Hořovice hospital. In the AKESO POLICLINIC he works twice a week. He cares for patients aged 0-18 years. In infants he mostly deals with failure to thrive, infant colic and reflux - the return of gastric juices to the esophagus. Younger children and preschoolers usually present with abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation. Older children and adolescents already have inflammatory bowel disease and eating disorders. A significant percentage of patients have lactose intolerance or celiac disease - a lifelong, autoimmune disease caused by gluten intolerance. "Celiac disease can manifest at different times after gluten exposure, from early childhood onwards, but also later at any time in life. Often we diagnose children with their parents who didn't even know it until then. Gluten intolerance is hereditary," points out Peter Szitányi, M.D., Ph. D.
The outpatient clinic of paediatric gastroenterology at the Hořovice hospital is located on the ground floor of the main building in the area in front of the paediatric ward. Patients can make an appointment via the central reception at 311 555 000. In the AKESO POLICLINIC, the outpatient clinic is located on the 4th floor of Building A and appointments are also made through the reception at 233 555 000. For the first appointment, patients bring with them a referral from their paediatrician, their vaccination card and available medical documentation, i.e. reports and results of examinations already carried out.
