Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery

A Guide to Your Child's Surgery

Our Surgery Guide will help you and your family prepare for your child's upcoming surgery, outlining what to expect from the first pre-op visit all the way through to her discharge.

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Conditions We Treat

These are just a few of the conditions treated by the Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery.

Abdominal

Anal Atresia / Imperforate Anus / Anorectal Malformation
Appendicitis
Feeding Problems/Failure to Thrive
- Gastrostomy tubes
- Jejunostomy tubes
Gallbladder Disease
- Biliary Dyskinisia
- Cholecystitis
- Cholelithiasis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroschisis
Hiatal Hernia
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
Intussuseption
Malrotation and midgut volvulus
Meckel’s Diverticulitum
Meconium ileus
Morgagni Hernia
Myelomeningocele
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Omphalocele
Pyloric Stenosis
Small Bowel Atresia
Umbilical Hernia
Ventral Hernia

Genitourinary

Head and Neck

Branchial Cleft Remnant
Cystic Hygromas
Esophogeal Atresia
Lymphadenopathy
Tracheoesophogeal fistula
Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Liver and Spleen

Biliary Atresia
Choledochal Cysts
Splenic Cysts
Diseases associated with splenomegaly
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Hereditary Spherocytosis

Skin

Thoracic (Chest)

Bronchial Atresia
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration
Chest Wall Deformities
- Pectus Carinatum
- Pectus Excavatum
- Poland’s Syndrome
Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM)
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital Lobar Emphysema (CLE)
Lung infections
Slipping Rib Syndrome
Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Transplant

Trauma

Burns
Safety and Injury Prevention
Solid Organ Injuries

Tumors

Breast Masses
Chest Wall Tumors
Enlarged lymph nodes
Ganglioneuroma
Hepatoblastomas
Lymphoma
Neuroblastoma
Ovarian Cysts and tumors
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Soft tissue sarcomas
Teratoma
Thyroid nodules
Wilms' tumor

Vascular Access

Apheresis Catheters
Broviac Catheters
Central line/subcutaneous port
Dialysis Catheters

Vascular Diseases

Hemangiomas
Vascular Malformations

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