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Pediatric Surgery

 Conditions We Treat

Our internationally recognized surgeons in Houston and North Austin are leaders in the surgical treatment of children and adolescents. We care for a wide range of conditions, from chronic abdominal pain and vascular anomalies to chest, gastrointestinal and urinary disorders.

  • Appendicitis
  • Gallbladder disorders (biliary dyskinesia, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis)
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Feeding problems/failure to thrive (gastrostomy tubes)
  • Congenital liver defects
    • Biliary atresia
    • Biliary (choledochal) cyst
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Intussusception
  • Esophageal disorders (atresia, stricture, achalasia)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
    • Crohn’s disease
    • Ulcerative colitis
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Meckel’s diverticulum
  • Meconium ileus
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis
  • Small bowel atresia
  • Gastroschisis
  • Omphalocele
  • Pancreas disorders
  • Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus (Ladd’s procedure)
  • Congenital cysts of the mesentery and omentum
  • Spleen disorders
  • Anorectal malformations
  • Umbilical hernia and ventral hernia
  • Inguinal hernias
  • Hydrocele
  • Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
  • Phimosis (circumcision)
  • Branchial cleft cysts, remnants, sinuses
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Cystic hygroma
  • Thyroglossal duct cyst
  • Wilms’ tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Sacrococcygeal teratoma
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Breast masses
  • Lymphoma
    • Hodgkin lymphoma
    • Non-hodgkin lymphoma
  • Soft tissue sarcomas
  • Teratoma
  • Thyroid
  • Parathyroid
  • Adrenal
  • Persistent hyperinsulinism
  • Lipoma
  • Pilomatrixoma
  • Solid organ injuries
  • Penetrating injuries
  • Broviac catheters, subcutaneous port

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