common conditions we treat

Dayton Children's experienced, board-certified pediatric surgeons perform a broad range of pediatric surgery procedures, from simple to complex. Below are some of the conditions that can require surgery.

Burns and wound [1]

• Acute wounds [2]
• Burns requiring skin grafting [2]

Cancers [3] and tumors [3]

• Surgery to remove tumors/masses such as Wims tumors, teratomas, cysts and neuroblastomas
• Port placement for chemotherapy
• Sarcomas such as rhabdomyosarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas

Learn more about our work with Hematology/Oncology [3]

Gastrointestinal conditions [4]

• Appendicitis [5]
• Anorectal malformations, including imperforate anus [6]
• Atresia [7]
• Feeding tube placement
• Gastroschisis [8]
• Hernias [9]
• Hirschsprung disease [10]
• Intestinal obstruction
• Intestinal malrotation [11]
• Intussusception [12]
• Midgut volvulus
• Omphalocele [13]
• Tracheaoesophageal fistula (TEF) [7]

Genitourinary disorders [14]

• Congenital urological disorders
• Hernias [15]
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia [16]
• Hydroceles [17]
• Hypospadias [18]
• Kidney stones [19]
• Meatal stenosis [20]
• Ovarian cysts and tumors
• Phimosis [21]/circumcision revision [22]
• Testicular masses
• Undescended testis [23]
• Ureteral stenosis
• Urethral valve obstruction
• Vesicoureteral reflux [24]

Head and neck masses

• Brachial cleft remnants/cysts
• Cystic hygromas
• Thyroid masses
• Dermoid cysts
• Thyroglossal duct cysts
• Tracheostomy

Hepatobiliary diseases

• Biliary atresia
• Choledochal cysts
• Cholelithiasis [25]and gallbladder dysfunction
• Liver tumors [26] and masses
• Pancreatic disorders

Neonatal conditions

For a more comprehensive list of neontal and fetal conditions we treat please visit www.fetaltonewborn.org [27]

• Atresia [7]
• CCAM and lobar emphysema
• Congenital defects of the abdominal wall and other structures
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [28] (CDH)
• Gastroschisis [8]
• Omphalocele [13]
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Tracheaoesophageal fistula (TEF) [7]

Skin and subcutaneous tissue masses or conditions

• Congenital nevi/moles
• Ingrown toenails
• Subcutaneous masses
• Warts [29]

Thoracic conditions

• Airway foreign bodies
• Chest wall malformations [30] ( pectus excavatum [31] and carinatum [32])
• Congenital conditions [33]
• Empyema
• Tumors

Traumatic injuries