Pediatric Surgery

– Tongue tie (to eliminate the risks of swallowing and speech disorders)

– Thyroglossal cyst excision (congenital duct residue extending from the neck to the root of the tongue)

– Pathologic lymph node biopsies (taking samples from lymph nodes with possible cancer risk)

– Pyloric stenosis (narrowing of the stomach outlet valve)

– Surgical treatment of cysts-tumors-cancers of the intestines

– Acute appendicitis

– Meckel’s diverticulum (symptom of recurrent bloody stools)

– Gallbladder surgeries

– Removal of liver cysts

– Removal of splenic cysts

– Hirschsprung’s disease (intestinal paralysis)

– Colostomy-ileostomy (opening of the intestines into the abdominal skin for various reasons)

– Hemorrhoids (hemorrhoids)

– Constipation

– Anal fistula (congenital canal that causes frequent infection in the neighborhood of the anus hole)

– Anal fissure (Tear in the anus due to constipation)

– Vesicoureteral reflux (urine leakage from the bladder to the kidneys)

– Posterior urethral valve (tissue curtain at the exit of the bladder that makes urination difficult)

– Hypospadias (the urinary orifice is lower than the tip of the penis)

– Circumcision

– Undescended testis (testicles being higher than normal)

– Testicular torsion (rotation of the testicle)

– Varicocele (enlargement of the testicular veins, risk of infertility)

– Spermatic cord cysts (cyst in the neighborhood of the sperm duct)

– Hydrocele (water hernia)

– Ovarian cysts and tumors (ovarian cysts and cancers)

– Ovarian torsion (rotation of the egg)

– Imperforate himen (congenital complete closure of the hymen)

– Bartholin cysts (recurrent abscesses in the anterior genital area)

– Gynecomastia (female breast enlargement in boys)

– Breast cysts and tumors in female patients

-Pectus excavatum (shoemaker’s chest, congenital depression in the chest area)

– Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest, congenital dislocation in the chest area)

– Diaphragmatic hernias

– Torticollis (neck muscle spasm)

– Polydactyly (congenitally having more than 5 fingers on the hands or feet)

– Inguinal hernia (inguinal hernia)

– Umbilical hernia (umbilical hernia)

– Epigastric hernia (hernia above the navel)

– Lipomas (sebaceous glands under the skin)

– Lymphangiomas (cystic enlargements of the lymph vessels),

– Pilonidal sinus (ingrown hair)

– Surgical treatment of abscesses in various subcutaneous areas

– Firearm injuries

– Sharps injuries

– Gastrointestinal perforations due to swallowing multiple magnets

– Spontaneous pneumothorax (respiratory distress due to burst air bubble in the lung)

– Swallowing a foreign body

– Volvulus (rotation of the intestinal veins and risk of gangrene of the intestines)

– Invagination (bowel knotting)

– Gastric perforations due to peptic ulcer