Conditions We Treat

Our Surgery teams are experts at the diagnosis, understanding and treatment of the medical problems of children from birth through adolescence. They diagnose and treat most conditions that require surgical correction with leading edge technology, decades of experience, and a compassionate bedside manner.

Our team is involved in care for children and teens with a wide range of conditions, including the following:

Abdominal Disorders

• Abdominal cysts
• Achalasia
• Anterior ectopic anus
• Appendicitis
• Biliary atresia
• Biliary dyskinesia
• Choledochal cyst
• Colonic atresia
• Crohn’s disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• Distal ileal obstruction
• Duodenal atresia
• Gallstones
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Gastroschisis
• Hirschsprung’s disease
• Imperforate anus
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Intestinal duplication cyst
• Intestinal hemangioma
• Intussusception
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic oophorectomy
• Laparoscopic splenectomy
• Malrotation
• Malrotation with heterotaxy
• Meckel’s diverticulum
• Meconium ileus
• Mesenteric Lipoma
• Mesenteric lymphangioma
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Nissen fundoplication
• Omphalocele
• Pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis
• Small bowel atresias
• Splenic cysts

Chest Disorders

• Achalasia
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• Diaphragm (phrenic nerve) pacing
• Diaphragmatic eventration
• Empyema of the chest
• Esophageal atresia
• Esophageal stricture
• Gynecomastia
• Lung lesions (CPAMs)
• Mediastinal masses
• Myasthenia gravis in children
• Patent ductus arteriosis
• Pectus carinatum
• Pectus excavatum
• Pulmonary sequestration
• Slipping rib syndrome
• Thoracoscopic lung biopsy
• Thoracoscopic thymectomy
• Tracheal stenosis

Genitourinary Disorders

• Circumcision
• Cloacal exstrophy
• Inguinal hernias and hydroceles
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy
• Ovarian torsion
• Ovarian tumors
• Peritoneal dialysis catheter
• Prenatal ovarian cyst
• Reproductive anomalies
• Teratoma in undescended testes
• Testicular torsion in neonate
• Torsion of appendix epididimus
• Undescended testes
• Urachal problems
• Streak ovaries

Hernias

• Epigastric hernias
• Hiatal hernias
• Inguinal hernias& hydroceles
• Umbilical hernia

Neck Disorders

• Parathyroid glands
• Thyroglossyl duct remnants
• Thyroid disease

Prenatal Conditions

• Disorders of sex development
• Fetal lung treatment
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernias
• Gastroschisis
• Imperforate anus
• Lung lesions (CPAMs)
• Omphalocele
• Small bowel atresias
• Teratomas

Skin Lesions

• Ear tags
• Melanoma
• Skin cysts, lumps & moles
• Spitz nevus

Trauma

• ATOMAC guideline
• Blunt liver injury
• Kidney (renal) injury
• Pancreatic injury
• Small bowel injury
• Spleen injury
• Traumatic bronchial injury repair

Tumors

• Hepatoblastoma
• Lipoblastoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Ovarian teratoma
• Pancreatic islet cell tumor
• Sacrococcygeal teratomas
• Solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas
• Teratomas
• Wilms tumor