Overview
The Division of Pediatric General Surgery at Duke provides surgical care for children of all age groups in the areas of congenital malformations, endocrine disorders, tumors, injuries and various acquired conditions, including:
- surgery and related endoscopy of the head and neck, thorax, abdomen and extremities
- tumors, benign and malignant, at any site except the central nervous system
- all thoracic surgery except cardiac operations
- vascular surgery
- gastrointestinal, hepatic and splenic surgery
- some urologic and gynecologic surgery; and
- anomalies of the inguinal canal including hernias and undescended testes
Common diagnoses include inguinal hernias, umbilical hernias, undescended testes, pyloric stenosis and appendicitis.
All of our operative procedures are performed at the Duke University Medical Center, with expert assistance of a multidisciplinary group including fully trained Pediatric Anesthesiologists, and consultants in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Neonatology, and a comprehensive range of pediatric subspecialties. Nursing and supportive personnel have a broad experience with the care of children, which allows integrated care for all patients.
Procedures performed by our pediatric general surgeons include abdominal and thoracic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, oncologic surgery, and trauma surgery. For more information, view our patient services section on dukehealth.org.
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