Health topics

There are a variety of conditions, both congenital and acquired, that require clinical care by a pediatric surgeon or other healthcare professional.

The more common conditions include appendicitis, inguinal hernia/hydrocele, undescended testes, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and others. More complex problems may include such conditions as severe burns, trauma, diaphragmatic hernia, gastroschisis and omphalocele, intussusception and more.

In these pages, we have provided a brief overview of some of these conditions.