When Your Child Has Surgery

• Meatoplasty

  The treatment for meatal stenosis is a simple procedure to make the opening of the meatus bigger called a meatoplasty.

• Minimally Invasive Surgery

  Minimally invasive surgery is a type of procedure done with smaller incisions (cuts).

• Preventing Infections When Your Child Has Surgery (Video)

  Learn how to prevent surgical site infections both before and after your child’s surgery.

• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

  Retinopathy of prematurity, which can happen in premature babies, causes abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina. Some children will need surgery to prevent vision loss or blindness.

• Sedation

  Sedation is the use of medicines to help someone relax and not feel pain during a medical procedure.

• Spinal Fusion Surgery

  Spinal fusion surgery helps treat spine problems like scoliosis by making the back stronger and less curved.

• Splenectomies

  A splenectomy is surgery to remove an injured spleen.

• Treating Appendicitis: Comparing Surgery With Antibiotic Treatment

  For some kids, treating appendicitis can mean surgery or antibiotics. Find out about the differences.

• Treating Gastroschisis – Gastroschisis Silo (Video)

  Gastroschisis is when a baby is born with the intestines, and sometimes other organs, sticking out through a hole in the belly wall near the umbilical cord. A gastroschisis silo allow the intestines to slowly move into the belly.

• Treating Indirect Inguinal Hernia (Video)

  An inguinal hernia happens when part of the intestines slips into the groin (where the belly meets the upper leg) instead of staying in the belly as it should. Doctors fix inguinal (IN-gwuh-nul) hernias with surgery.