Surgery
The Division of General Surgery diagnoses and treats surgical conditions in infants, children, and adolescents. Typical diagnoses include inguinal hernias, umbilical hernias, pyloric stenosis, undescended testes, and appendicitis. Congenital and acquired lesions of the head and neck, chest, abdomen, gastrointestinal tract, and endocrine organs as well as skin lesions are frequently seen in our clinic.
The Division is staffed by physicians who are certified by the American Board of Surgery with special competence in pediatric surgery whose areas of expertise range from gastrointestinal diseases (i.e., gastroesophageal reflux, inflammatory bowel disease, and gallbladder disease) to tumors, newborn surgery (including the neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program [ECMO]), laparoscopy, and thoracoscopy. Fetal consultations and child abuse consultations are also provided through our general surgery service. Twenty-four-hour pediatric surgical care is available through duPonts Emergency Room.
Services Available:
- Diagnosis of pediatric surgical conditions
- Treatment of pediatric surgical conditions
- Fetal consultations
- Pediatric trauma evaluations
- Twenty-four-hour surgical coverage
Typical Diagnoses/Problems:
- Inguinal hernia
- Umbilical hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Gallbladder disease
- Pyloric stenosis
- Tumors
- Appendicitis
- Neonatal surgical conditions
- Chest wall abnormalities (pectus excavatum/pectus caranatum)
