Pediatric Surgery

Common pediatric diseases that may require pediatric surgery include:

• congenital malformations: lymphangioma, cleft lip and palate, esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, intestinal atresia, necrotizing enterocolitis, meconium plugs, Hirschsprung's disease, imperforate anus, undescended testes
• abdominal wall defects: omphalocele, gastroschisis, hernias
• chest wall deformities: pectus excavatum
• childhood tumors: like neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, ATRT, liver tumors, teratomas
• Separation of conjoined twins