• Pediatric General Surgery

  • Conditions we Treat

    Our physicians have specialized expertise in surgical treatment of:

    Abdominal Conditions

    Appendicitis
    Gallbladder disorders (biliary dyskinesia, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis)
    Gastroesophageal reflux disease
    Hiatal hernia
    Feeding problems/failure to thrive (gastrostomy tubes)
    Biliary atresia
    Pyloric stenosis
    Choledochal cyst
    Intussusception
    Esophageal disorders (atresia, stricture, achalasia)
    Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
    Familial adenomatous polyposis
    Meckel’s diverticulum
    Meconium ileus
    Necrotizing enterocolitis
    Small bowel atresia
    Gastroschisis
    Omphalocele
    Pancreas disorders
    Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus (Ladd’s procedure)
    Congenital cysts of the mesentery and omentum
    Spleen disorders
    Imperforate anus and Hirschsprung’s disease
    Umbilical hernia and ventral hernia
     

    Genitourinary (Urinary or Genital) Disorders

    Inguinal hernias, hydrocele
    Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
    Phimosis (circumcision)
     

    Thoracic (Chest) Disorders

    Esophageal disorders (atresia, stricture, achalasia)
    Tracheoesophageal fistula
    Lung disorders (resection for CCAM, pulmonary sequestration, congenital lobar emphysema)
    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (bochdalek, Morgagni hernias)
    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
    Pectus excavatum and carinatum (Nuss and Ravitch procedures)
    Mediastinal masses and cysts
    Spontaneous pneumothorax
    Lung infections and empyema

    Oncology (Cancer)

    Wilms’ tumor
    Neuroblastoma
    Sacrococcygeal teratoma
    Hepatoblastoma
    Breast masses
    Lymphoma
    Ovarian Cysts and Tumors
    Soft tissue sarcomas
    Teratoma

    Endocrine Disorders

    Thyroid
    Parathyroid
    Adrenal
    Persistent hyperinsulinism

    Head and Neck

    Branchial cleft cysts, remnants, sinuses
    Thyroidectomy
    Parathyroidectomy
    Torticollis
    Lymphadenopathy
    Cystic hygroma
    Thyroglossal duct cyst

    Trauma

    Solid organ injuries
    Penetrating injuries
     

    Skin

    Lipoma
    Pilomatrixoma
    Pilonidal cysts and sinuses
    Dermoid cysts

    Vascular Access

    Broviac catheters, subcutaneous port