The Division of Pediatric Surgery provides 24-hour coverage for elective & emergency general surgical needs of children from birth to 21 years of age.
Comprehensive services include:
* Common pediatric surgical problems, such as appendicitis, intussusception, pyloric stenosis, hernias, hydroceles & undescended testes
* Congenital malformations, such as diaphragmatic hernia, esophageal, intestinal & biliary atresias, omphalocele, gastroschisis, volvulus, Hirschsprung's disease, & congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, & ano-rectal tract; chest deformities & unusual mediastinal problems, & select lesions of the urogenital tract & musculoskeletal system
* Major trauma
* Solid tumors, benign & malignant, including Wilms' tumor, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, teratomas, lymphomas & others of head & neck, abdomen, & non-cardiac lesions of the chest
* Endoscopy of the respiratory, GI & GU systems for diagnostic & therapeutic procedures including foreign body extraction
* Endocrine & intersex problems, including unusual gynecologic problems
* Taproscopic thoracoscopy & laser procedures