Common Pediatric Surgical Procedures

Common outpatient procedures include:

• Circumcision
• Hydrocele
• Inguinal Hernia Repair - Total laparoscopic needle-assisted or open technique
• Umbilical Hernia repair
• Epigastric Hernia Repair
• Undescended Testicle - Laparoscopic or open technique
• Lumps and Bumps
• Hemangiomas
• Lymphangiomas
• Branchial Cysts/Sinuses
• Lymph Node biopsy
• Frenulectomy
• Central Venous Line/Port Removal
• Breast Mass Excision/Biopsy
• Labial Adhesions
• Percutaneous Liver Biopsy

Common inpatient laparoscopic and open procedures include:

• 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:

• Repair of Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula
• Repair of Gastroschisis
• Repair of Omphalocele
• Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Abdominal Masses/Cysts
• Colostomy - Imperforate Anus, bowel obstruction, etc.