Conditions we treat with surgery
Find a pediatric surgeonAt Advocate Children’s Hospital, our general surgery team combines a family-centered approach to care with the most advanced minimally invasive surgical options, including robotic and laparoscopic surgeries.
We’re here to help you and your child every step of the way from preparing for surgery to recovering after the procedure. Here’s a snapshot of the kinds of conditions our surgeons treat.
Abdominal tumors
- Mesenteric cyst and mesenteric tumor resection
- Neuroblastoma
- Ovarian masses
- Wilms’ tumor
Congenital anomalies
- Anorectal malformations
- Chest and abdominal masses
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Duodenal atresia
- Gastroschisis and omphalocele (abdominal wall defects)
- Intestinal atresia
Congenital neck cysts
- Branchial cyst.
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
Hernias
Soft tissue masses
- Ganglion cysts
Thoracic conditions
- Chest wall reconstruction
- Chest and mediastinal masses
- Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum)
- Lung mass
- Recurrent pneumothorax
Upper and lower gastrointestinal tract conditions
- Achalasia
- Appendicitis
- Chron's disease
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal disorders
- Gall bladder disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Intestinal malrotations and volvulus
- Intussusception
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Perforated bowel
- Pyloric stenosis
- Splenic lacerations
Additional conditions
- Phimosis
- Lymphatic malformations
- Traumatic injuries
- Undescended testes
- Vascular malformations
Additional Clinical Areas of Expertise
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Trauma
- Prenatal consults
- Advanced neonatal minimally invasive surgery
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