Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults
Common pediatric diseases that may require pediatric surgery include
congenital malformations: lymphangioma, cleft lip and palate, esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, intestinal atresia, necrotizing enterocolitis, meconium plugs, Hirschsprung's disease, imperforate a**s, undescended te**es,... abdominal wall defects: omphalocele, gastroschisis, hernias,... chest wall deformities: pectus excavatum childhood tumors: like neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, ATRT, liver tumors, teratomas,... Separation of conjoined twins
Clinical Services and Programs
Head and neck surgery: branchial cyst and sinus anomalies, thyroid tumors and parathyroid adenomas, lymph node disorders, cystic hygroma, lymphatic malformations, esophageal and bronchial foreign body removal. Thoracic general surgery: all esophageal, lung, and diaphragm disorders, VATS, minimally invasive lung biopsy, resection, decortication for empyema, Non operative management of pectus carinatum, Nuss repair of pectus excavatum. Abdominal surgery: all surgical diseases of the intestinal tract, hepatobiliary system, spleen, and pancreas, Minamally invasive bowel resection for IBD, hirschsprungs disease and anore**al malformation, all abdominal tumors, minimally invasive repair of pyloric stenosis, inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia repair. Pyeloplasty for UPJ obstruction, Hypospadious repair, posterior urethral valves, intersex surgery, inguinal hernia, undescended testicles, circumcision, testicular torsion, preadolescent gynecology, access for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, testicular prosthesis, scrotal implant. Neonatal congenital anomaly surgery and prenatal consultation, Esophageal atresia, intestinal atresia, abdominal wall defects, Diaphragmatic hernia repair, a**l re**al malformation, hirschsprungs disease. Oncology: multidisciplinary care of the pediatric cancer patient, removal of abdominal, chest, head/neck, and soft tissue cancers, Wilm’s tumors, neuroblastoma, liver tumors, sarcomas, lymphomas, placement of central venous access catheters for chemotherapy. Minimally invasive surgery: Nissen fundoplication, splenectomy, appendectomy, colectomy, evaluation of abdominal pain.
