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General Surgery for Children in Houston TX

Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery

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General Surgery for Children in Houston TX

Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery

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Multispecialty Programs

The UT Physicians Pediatric Surgical team partners with the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and the Children’s Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson. We offer emergency and continued care for pediatric trauma patients from our level 1 trauma facility based at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Our UT surgical team collaborates with outstanding health care professionals in our partner facilities to care for each child and their family.

Conditions and treatments

Conditions
  • Abdominal
  • Appendicitis
  • Biliary atresia
  • Choledochal cyst
  • Colostomy
  • Congenital abdominal wall defects
  • Constipation
  • Duodenal atresia
  • Gallbladder disease
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • Imperforate anus
  • Inflammatory bowel disease/Crohns/ulcerative colitis
  • Intestinal atresia (exists under pedi digestive health
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Intussusception
  • Malrotation of the intestines
  • Meckel’s diverticulum
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
  • Pancreas
  • Short bowel syndrome
  • Spleen disorders
  • Umbilical disorders
  • Umbilical hernia
Esophagus and stomach
  • Achalsia
  • Esophageal atresia
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Gastrostomy
  • Paraesophageal/hiatal hernia
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula
Soft Tissue
  • Burns
  • Lipoma
  • Pediatric Baker’s cyst
  • Pediatric ganglion cyst
  • Pediatric lacerations
  • Pediatric pilonidal cyst
  • Perianal abscess
Chest and lungs
  • Pediatric pectus
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Congenital lung masses/lesions
  • Empyema
  • Lung masses
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Pediatric breast disorders
  • Gynecomastia
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Mediastinal masses and cysts
Head and Neck
  • Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie)
  • Branchial cleft cyst
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Thyroglossal duct cyst
  • Thyroid and parathyroid disorders
  • Torticollis
Oncology
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Wilms’ tumor
  • Liver tumors
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Ovarian masses
  • Sacrococygeal teratoma
  • Soft tissue sarcomas
  • Teratoma
Genitourinary
  • Ambiguous genitalia
  • Circumcision
  • Cloacal anomalies
  • Hydrocele
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Labial/vaginal adhesions
  • Ovarian cysts/masses/torsion
  • Torsion of the testicle
  • Undescended testicle
Trauma
  • Pediatric Injured spleen
  • Pediatric lacerated liver
  • Burns
Vascular access
  • Broviac catheters
  • Subcutaneous ports

Locations

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