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]
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]
- Congenital urological disorders
- Hernias [15]
- 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