Paediatric Surgery

Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

The two major subspecialties of pediatric surgery are:

• Neonatal surgery
  
  
• Fetal surgery

The various branches of surgery also have pediatric specialties of their own that require specialized training. These include:

• Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery
  
  
• Pediatric nephrology
  
  
• Pediatric neurosurgery
  
  
• Pediatric urological surgery.
  
  
• Urologic Oncology (cancer)

The Pediatric surgeons do a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the pediatric population, involving prenatal evaluations and counseling, postnatal diagnostic assessments, pre-operative and post-operative family support, multi-system evaluation for anomalies, tumors, trauma and other conditions.

A-Z conditions requiring Pediatric surgery:

A



• Achalasia


• Ambiguous genitalia


• Annular Pancreas


• Appendicitus

 

B



• Biliary Atresia


• Biliary Dyskinesia


• Branchial Cysts, Sinuses and remnants


• Breast Problems

  
  

  C

  
  
• Cervical cysts, sinuses, and other Neck lesions


• Chest (mediastinal) cysts


• Cholecystitis Acalculous - (Gallbladder inflammation without gallstones)


• Choledochal Cyst


• Cholelithiasis (Gallstones)


• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia


• Conjoined Twins


• Crohn's Disease


• Cystic Hygroma




E



• Epididymitis and Orchitis Empyemema

  
  

  G

  
  
• Gastroesophageal Reflux and Other Disorders of Esophageal Function


• Gastroschisis




H

• Hirschsprung's Disease


• Hydrops (Swelling) of the Gallbladder




I



• ImperforaInguinal Hernia and Hydrocelete Anus


• Intussusception
  
  
  
  

  L

  
  
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

 

M



• Malrotation


• Meckel's Diverticulum


• Meconium Ileus




N



• Neck Abnormalities


• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)


• Neuroblastoma




O



• Omphalocele

 

P



• Pancreas Divisum


• Pancreas Transplantation


• Pancreas Tumors


• Pancreatitis


• Pectus Carinatum


• Pectus Excavatum


• Perianal and Perirectal Abscess




R



• Pyloric Stenosis




S



• Solid Chest (Medistinal) Tumors


• Spleen Problems




T



• Testicular Torsion


• Thyroglossal Duct Cysts and Sinuses


• Thyroid Cancer


• Thyroid Nodules


• Thyroiditis


• Torsion of Testicular Appendix
  
  
• Torticollis




U



• Umbilical (belly button) Hernia


• Umbilical Granuloma/Polyp


• Umbilical Problems


• Undescended Testis


• Urachal Abnormalities




W



• Wilms' Tumor