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Pediatric Surgery

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Common Outpatient Surgeries

Common outpatient surgeries include, but are not limited to:
Common inpatient laparoscopic and open surgeries include, but are not limited to:
  • Nissen Fundoplication - management of gastroesphageal reflux disease
  • Cholecystectomy - gallstones
  • Appendectomy - appendicitis
  • Splenectomy - splenomegaly
  • Pectus Excavatum Repair - pectus excavatum or caved in chest
  • Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease - Crohn's or Ulcerative colitis
  • Colostomy closure/reversal
  • Ovarian masses - tumors or cysts
  • Tumor Biopsy
  • Thoracotomy/Thoracoscopy - chest tumors, lung cysts
  • Laparoscopy/Laparotomy - abdominal
  • Pyloromyotomy - pyloric stenosis
  • Gastrostomy/PEG placement - failure to thrive or feeding intolerance
  • Skin Grafting - burns
  • Colonic Pull-through - Hirschsprung's Disease
Common neonatal surgeries include, but are not limited to:


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