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Medical Procedures

Laryngoscopy

Laryngoscopy, a visual exam of the voicebox and airway, can help discover the causes of voice and breathing problems, throat or ear pain, and other bothersome symptoms.

Limb Lengthening Surgery: External Fixator

Limb lengthening surgery is done when someone has a leg length discrepancy (one leg is shorter than the other). Sometimes this is treated with an external fixator.

Limb Lengthening Surgery: Internal Lengthening Device

Limb lengthening surgery is done when someone has a leg length discrepancy (one leg is shorter than the other). Sometimes this is treated with an internal lengthening device (a rod with a magnet).

Liver Transplant

If your child needs a liver transplant, you're probably feeling lots of emotions. Fortunately, most kids who have liver transplants go on to live normal, healthy lives.

Meatoplasty

The treatment for meatal stenosis is a simple procedure to make the opening of the meatus bigger called a meatoplasty.

Nasogastric Tube (NG Tube)

An NG tube goes through the nose, down the throat, and into the stomach to deliver formula or medicine.

Ostomies

For some digestive system problems, surgeons do a procedure called an ostomy that lets waste leave the body through a small opening in the skin of the belly.

Pectus Excavatum: The Nuss Procedure

The Nuss procedure is a surgery to correct severe pectus excavatum. It’s considered "minimally invasive" because only a few small cuts are needed.

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC Line)

A PICC line is like an IV line, but is much longer and can stay in place for longer periods.

Peritoneal Dialysis

This medical treatment helps people with kidney failure. It can be done at home, often overnight, to take over the kidneys' job of filtering blood.