Pediatric Surgery

• Ear Problems: Should My Child Be Treated for Fluid Buildup in the Middle Ear?

  Guides through decision to treat fluid buildup in the middle ear. Discusses risks and benefits of treatment such as ear tubes, antibiotics, and adenoid surgery. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.

• Appendectomy for Children: Returning Home

  Learn how to care for your child after an appendectomy.

• Appendectomy for Children: Before Surgery

  Learn what happens during an appendectomy for children.

• Here's Help: Minor Burn in Children

  Find out what to do and when to call for help if your child has a minor burn.

• Your Child's Hernia Repair: Before Surgery

  Find out what to expect when your child has surgery to repair a hernia.

• Your Child's Hernia Repair: Returning Home

  Find out what you can do at home to care for your child after a hernia repair.

• Your Baby's Pyloric Stenosis Repair: Before Surgery

  Find out what to expect when your baby has surgery to repair pyloric stenosis.

• Your Baby's Pyloric Stenosis Repair: Returning Home

  Find out what you can do at home to care for your child after a pyloric stenosis repair.

• Appendectomy: Before Your Surgery

  Learn what an appendectomy is and how the surgery is done.

• Your Child's Wound Debridement: Before Surgery

  Learn what wound debridement surgery is and how to prepare your child for it.

• Your Child's Wound Debridement: Returning Home

  Learn what you can do at home to care for your child after wound debridement surgery.

• Your Child's Skin Graft: Before Surgery

  Learn what skin graft surgery is and how to prepare your child for it.

• Your Child's Skin Graft: Returning Home

  Learn what you can do at home to care for your child after a skin graft.

• Appendectomy: Returning Home

  Learn about appendectomy and how to care for yourself after the surgery.

• Umbilical Hernia: Should I Have Surgery?

  Guides through decision to have surgery for an umbilical hernia. Describes symptoms of an umbilical hernia and when they normally occur. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.

• Common Types of Hernias

  Provides information on common hernias, including abdominal, incisional, and umbilical hernias. Briefly covers symptoms and treatment with surgery.

• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

  Discusses laparoscopic surgery to repair hernias in the groin. Covers why it's done and how well it works. Covers risks. Includes conditions that may not work with laparoscopic surgery. Covers things to think about when choosing laparoscopic hernia repair.

• Open Inguinal Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty)

  Discusses surgery that involves an incision to repair hernias in the groin. Covers why surgery is done and how well it works. Covers risks. Covers things to think about when having hernia repair surgery (herniorrhaphy).

• Pyloric Stenosis

  What is pyloric stenosis? Pyloric stenosis is a problem with a baby's stomach that causes forceful vomiting. It happens when the baby's pylorus, which connects the stomach and the small intestine, swells and thickens. This can keep food from moving into the intestine. A baby may get pyloric stenosis anytime between...

• Hirschsprung's Disease

  What is Hirschsprung's disease? Hirschsprung's disease is a birth defect that affects the nerve cells in the large intestine. These nerve cells control the muscles that normally push food and waste through the large intestine. In babies who have Hirschsprung's disease, the muscles in the wall of the large intestine...

• Intussusception

  What is intussusception? Intussusception means that one part of the intestine has folded into itself, like a telescope. This can happen anywhere along the intestinal tract. It usually happens between the lower part of the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. The part of the intestine that...

• Necrotizing Enterocolitis

  What is necrotizing enterocolitis? Necrotizing enterocolitis is infection and inflammation of the intestine. It is most common in babies who are born early (premature). Many newborns who have it go on to live healthy lives. But if the infection becomes severe, it can cause severe damage to the intestine, which can be...

• Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring

  Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are surgeries to remove the tonsils or adenoids. They are: Used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. Rarely used to treat snoring in adults. Not used to treat snoring in children. The surgeries almost always require a stay in the hospital.

• Umbilical Hernia: Should My Child Have Surgery?

  Guides through decision to have your child have surgery for an umbilical hernia. Describes symptoms of an umbilical hernia and when they normally occur. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.

• Umbilical Hernia in Children

  What is an umbilical hernia? An umbilical hernia happens when intestine, fat, or fluid pushes through a weak spot or hole in your baby's stomach muscles. This causes a bulge near or in the belly button, or navel. It may look like your child's belly button is swollen. Many children have an umbilical...

• Treating a Twisting Bowel Obstruction

  Doctors have several options for treating a bowel obstruction caused by twisting of the intestine (volvulus). The choice of procedure depends on the location of the obstruction. If the obstruction is caused by a twisting of the sigmoid area of the large intestine, a doctor may try to straighten out the twisting segment...