Erin Tayag-Lacsina, MD, FPPS, Dpspghan PEDIA Gastro

26/07/2025

⚠️ Content Warning: Endoscopic Images Below
The following photos may be delicate or distressing to some viewers

Endoscopic Rubber Band Ligation of Esophageal Varices

Sequential endoscopic images showing rubber band ligation of esophageal varices in a child with portal hypertension.

📍 Image 1: Pre-ligation view showing prominent varices with risk of hemorrhage.

📍 Image 2-3: Variceal columns are suctioned into the banding device, followed by precise band deployment.

📍 Image 4: Post-ligation flattening of variceal columns is observed, indicating effective occlusion

ERBL is an effective therapeutic option for pediatric patients requiring variceal hemorrhage prophylaxis or management.



Photos are Doc Erin’s own actual patient. Posted with permission

18/07/2025

🔎 From Chest X-ray to Forceps Tip — A Journey from the Stomach Through the Esophagus!
A swallowed open safety pin successfully retrieved via endoscopy.
Swift teamwork, steady hands, and a bit of pediatric GI magic. 🧷✨

10/07/2025

Clinic today: TMC Clark room 216 9-11am
Please text Ms Mhel at 09222503249

No clinic at Tayag Lacsina Pediatric Clinic at NEPO today and tomorrow. See you on Monday!

10/07/2025

FYI: If Clinic Secretaries are not answering, you may drop a message at our FB page to secure your slot for consultation

Erin Tayag-Lacsina, MD, FPPS, Dpspghan PEDIA Gastro

10/07/2025

Good day!

Doc Erin still accepts ONLINE/VIRTUAL CONSULTS, although LIMITED, during THURSDAYS at SeriousMD.

Click the link below to book your virtual consults. You may also use this link to book your "at-the-clinic" consults as well:

https://seriousmd.com/doc/erin-cathrina-tayag-lacsina

07/07/2025

Good evening!

For Doc Erin’s patients: just a heads-up that Doc Erin has clinic EVERYDAY except Thursdays and Sundays.

If you need to consult her or want her to check and interpret lab results, feel free to drop by during her clinic hours.

If you really can’t make it to the clinic, you may go to the ER instead, to have your child properly assessed by a health care personnel or a pediatric resident. This is to keep you and your child safe and to avoid any mistakes with prescriptions.

Doc Erin also respectfully requests that lab tests not be sent thru viber to avoid miscommunication and ensure patient safety.

Thanks for your understanding!

03/07/2025

🩺 Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in Children

🔍 What is PEG?

PEG is a procedure where a feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach using an endoscope.
It allows long-term enteral nutrition when oral intake is not safe or adequate.

👶 Why is it done in children?

Indications:

Neurological conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy)
Swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
Failure to thrive or malnutrition
Congenital anomalies (e.g., cleft palate, esophageal atresia)
Chronic conditions (e.g., metabolic disorders, cancer)



**Photos are property of Doc Erin. This is her actual patient**

20/06/2025

Coins are the most common type of foreign bodies ingested by children.
Coins that reach the stomach and intestines usually pass uneventfully, however, if it gets lodged in the distal esophagus, or like this patient, in the fundus of the stomach, pose a greater problem and may need to be removed endoscopically.

19/06/2025

Hi! To all my patients, there will be NO CLINIC tomorrow, June 20, 2025.
Clinic Resumes On SATURDAY, June 21, 2025.
Please be guided accordingly.

Thank you.

26/05/2025

10/04/2025

Doc Erin is currently on leave until May 3, 2025.
For urgent concerns and consults, she may accept online/virtual consults at the seriousmd platform.

For your guidance.
Thank you!

11/03/2025

AUFMC Room 222: Wednesday 2-4pm

09424925556