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When Your Child Has Surgery

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.

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally invasive surgery is a type of procedure done with smaller incisions (cuts).

Preventing Infections When Your Child Has Surgery (Video)

Learn how to prevent surgical site infections both before and after your child's surgery.

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

Retinopathy of prematurity, which can happen in premature babies, causes abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina. Some children will need surgery to prevent vision loss or blindness.

Sedation

Sedation is the use of medicines to help someone relax and not feel pain during a medical procedure.

Spinal Fusion Surgery

A spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that's done to stabilize or straighten the bones in the back. It can help kids and teens with scoliosis.

Splenectomies

A splenectomy is surgery to remove an injured spleen.

Treating Appendicitis: Comparing Surgery With Antibiotic Treatment

For some kids, treating appendicitis can mean surgery or antibiotics. Find out about the differences.

Treating Gastroschisis - Gastroschisis Silo (Video)

Gastroschisis is when a baby is born with the intestines, and sometimes other organs, sticking out through a hole in the belly wall near the umbilical cord. A gastroschisis silo allow the intestines to slowly move into the belly.