Tumors/Oncology
 
 Our Pediatric Surgeon manage and perform surgery for surgical childhood malignancies. These include Wilms' tumor, neuroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, teratomas, adrenal tumors, ovarian tumors, and testicular tumors. In addition, the service is involved in performing biopsies for the staging of non-surgical malignancies and performs vascular access procedures for children who will require long-term chemotherapy.

Neck

Our Pediatric General Surgeons address a variety of conditions in neck including thyroglossal duct cysts, cystic hygroma/lymphangioma, abnormal/enlarged lymph nodes, neck masses, dermoid and sebaceous cysts, disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. We evaluate enlarged and infected lymph nodes when appropriate from a variety of conditions, which include infections (cat scratch, atypical mycobacteria, tuberculosis, staphylococcus, streptococcus, and a variety of other bacteria) , tumors (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, metastases from other primary tumors), and idiopathic enlargement.

Breast

Our Peadiatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat benign lesions of the breast in males (gynecomastia, breast enlargement, infection, congenital anomalies) and females (fibroadenoma, infection, inflammation, cysts, congenital anomalies). Endocrine evaluation is obtained when needed.

Thoracic

Our Pediatric General Surgeons evaluates and treat and treat variety of congenital and acquired thoracic disorders. These include congenital diaphragmatic hernia, diaphragmatic eventration, mediastinal cysts and tumors, bronchogenic cysts, enlarged lymph nodes, pulmonary sequestration, cystic adenomatoid malformation (CAM), lobar emphysema, empyema, tracheal and bronchial malacia, pneumothorax, chylothorax, primary and the metastatic tumors of the lung, aberrant great vessels, vascular rings and slings, esophageal duplication cysts, esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), congenital and acquired strictures of the esophagus, esophageal foreign bodies, esophageal rupture and perforation. Techniques of laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, and thoracoscopy are used when required.

Chest Wall

Our Paediatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat disorders of the chest wall including pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, sternal defects, Poland's syndrome, and other congenital and acquired deformities. Cardiac and pulmonary evaluation is obtained when appropriate.

Abdominal Wall

Our Pediatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat a variety of congenital abdominal wall defects including gastroschisis, omphalocele, and Prune Belly syndrome.

Gastrointestinal

Our Pediatric General Surgeons  evaluate and treat a wide variety of congenital and acquired gastrointestinal disorders. Conditions include pyloric stenosis, esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer, congenital duodenal obstruction (duodenal atresia, stenosis, web, annular pancreas), atresia and stenosis of small and large intestine, meconium ileus, Meckel diverticulum, intussusception, malrotation, intestinal obstruction from tumor or adhesions, short bowel syndrome, intestinal duplication, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease), mesenteric and omental cysts, ascites, polypoid diseases of the intestinal tract, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), appendicitis, Hirschsprung's disease, imperforate anus, and tumors of the abdomen and intestine, among others. Laparoscopic techniques are used when appropriate.

Hernias

Our Pediatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat a variety of hernias including inguinal, umbilical, epigastric, ventral, and epiploceles.

Liver and Biliary Tract

Our Pediatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat conditions of the biliary tract including jaundice of the newborn, biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, diseases of the gallbladder (gallstones, cholecystitis), common bile duct obstruction, liver cysts and tumors, liver hemangioma, portal hypertension.

Spleen

Our Pediatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat conditions of the spleen including splenomegaly and hypersplenism from a variety of hematologic disorders (sickle cell anemia, hereditary spherocytosis, Gaucher's disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), thalessemias, autoimmune hemolytic anemias), cysts, tumors, and abscesses.

Pancreas

Our Pediatric General Surgeons evaluate and treat conditions of the pancreas including cysts, pseudocysts, pancreatitis, neoplasms, hyperinsulinemia, islet cell adenoma.

Genitourinary

Our Pediatric Surgeons evaluate and treat undescended testicles, testicular torsion, epididymitis, phimosis, cloacal extrophy, cloacal anomalies, labial fusion, clitoral hypertrophy, ambiguous genitalia, Prune Belly syndrome. The service regularly performs circumcision procedures as well.

Vascular

Our Pediatric General Surgeons treat and evaluates congenital and acquired vascular anomalies. These include vascular rings and slings, and vascular injuries. The service also regularly provides / refers for vascular access for nutrition, chemotherapy, and dialysis, as well as providing arterial-venous bypass procedures for dialysis.

Soft Tissue

Our Pediatric General Surgeons and evaluates congenital and acquired defects of the skin and soft tissue including cysts, nodules, pigmented lesions/nevi, hemangioma, lymphangioma/cystic hygroma.

Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy, Endoscopy)

Our Pediatric  General Surgeons regularly uses a variety of endoscopic techniques to evaluate and treat conditions of the airway (laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy), the chest (thoracoscopy), abdomen (laparoscopy) and urinary tract (cystoscopy).