Pediatric surgery (sometimes spelt paediatric surgery) is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Many pediatric surgeons practice at children's hospitals.

Pediatric surgeons have completed a general surgery residency (medicine), then complete two more years of subspecialty fellowship training before they are eligible to take the board examination for official subspecialty certification. In the United States and Canada, approximately 35 surgeons complete training as pediatric surgeons each year.

Pediatric surgery arose in the middle of the 20th century as the surgical care of birth defects required novel techniques and methods and became more commonly based at children's hospitals. One of the sites of this innovation was Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Beginning in the 1940s under the surgical leadershp of C. Everett Koop, newer techniques for endotracheal anesthesia of infants allowed surgical repair of previously untreatable birth defects. By the late 1970s, the infant death rate from several major congenital malformation syndromes had been reduced to near zero.

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Close to Orlando and Tampa's attractions, enjoy a fantastic combination of one of Florida's best beaches coupled with modern upscale lifestyle. :: Florida :: Candidate Direct Physician Staffing
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Pediatric Surgeon Jobs - Florida Physician Job Type: Permanent in FL Start: Immediate Opening Shift: To be disussed during interview Salary: Pediatric surgeon job at hospital owned group provides
With a population of 200,975 this service area is home to the fifth largest city in the entire Pacific Northwest. :: Washington :: Candidate Direct Physician Staffing
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Pediatric Surgeon Jobs - Washington Physician Job Type: Permanent Start: Immediate Opening Shift: Details not available Salary: This pediatric surgeon job offers salary based compensation with
2 positions in greenville region of NC :: North Carolina :: Healthcare Recruitment Counselors, LLC
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1) Seeking a full time Chief of Pediatric Surgery to develop a full service Division of Pediatric Surgery over the next several years. As Chief of Pediatric Surgery, He/she would work collaboratively

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Bronx doctors from Montefiore hospital changed forever by Haitian relief trip - New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsBronx doctors from Montefiore hospital changed forever by Haitian relief tripNew York Daily NewsDr. Dominique Jan, chief of pediatric surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, checks on Fedora, 12, a Haitian girl who was trapped in rubble ...
A Nation at Large: Seminars help guide patients through process - Marietta Times
A Nation at Large: Seminars help guide patients through processMarietta TimesThe band is undergoing approval for adolescents, although I'm not a pediatric surgeon so I don't do that," Kaplan said, noting that younger LAP-BAND ...and more »
Children's Hospital opens specialty clinic - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
Children's Hospital opens specialty clinicBucyrus Telegraph Forum1 at 680 Park Avenue West Suite G05, will provide north central Ohio residents with three specialty clinics in pediatric surgery, neurology and urology. ...
'Grey's Anatomy' Fan Columnist: State of Love and Trust Review - BuddyTV
BuddyTV'Grey's Anatomy' Fan Columnist: State of Love and Trust ReviewBuddyTV... in the end we get confirmation of what's been building for awhile (way back in the Addison days): Alex is meant to be a pediatric surgeon. ...'Grey's Anatomy': Derek's first day doesn't go as plannedLos Angeles Times (blog)Grey's Anatomy: A new chief in townThaindian.comall 28 news articles »
Pediatric hospitals find profits, growth - FierceHealthcare
Pediatric hospitals find profits, growthFierceHealthcare... Hospital has opened a Close To Home Center in Mansfield to provide area counties with specialty clinics in pediatric surgery, neurology and urology. ...and more »
Rejoicing Over Clinical Rotation Schedules - ADVANCE for Physician Assistants
ADVANCE for Physician AssistantsRejoicing Over Clinical Rotation SchedulesADVANCE for Physician AssistantsStay tuned! My first rotation will be emergency medicine and my last one will be trauma pediatric surgery. It's going to be a fun ride!

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Enterolithiasis: a case report and review.
Hutson JM Related Articles Enterolithiasis: a case report and review. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov;44(11):2249-50; author reply 2250 Authors: Hutson JM PMID: 19944243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
The patent umbilical vein had a mucosal lining and could be cannulated under local anesthetics to provide ready access to the left branch of the portal vein.
White JJ Related Articles The patent umbilical vein had a mucosal lining and could be cannulated under local anesthetics to provide ready access to the left branch of the portal vein. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov;44(11):2249 Authors: White JJ PMID: 19944242 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Facial animation in children with Moebius and Moebius-like syndromes.
Bianchi B, Copelli C, Ferrari S, Ferri A, Sesenna E Related Articles Facial animation in children with Moebius and Moebius-like syndromes. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov;44(11):2236-42 Authors: Bianchi B, Copelli C, Ferrari S, Ferri A, Sesenna E BACKGROUND: Moebius syndrome, a rare congenital disorder of varying severity, involves multiple cranial nerves and is characterized predominantly by bilateral or unilateral paralysis of the facial and abducens nerves. The paralysis of the VI and VII cranial nerves leads to a lack of function in the muscles they supply. Facial paralysis often causes bilabial incompetence with speech difficulties, oral incompetence, problems with eating and drinking, including pocketing of food in the cheek and dribbling, as well as severe drooling. METHODS: In this study, we report on pediatric patients with Moebius and Moebius-like syndromes seen and treated surgically from 2003 to September 2007 at the Operative Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Department, University of Parma, Italy. RESULTS: Twelve patients underwent microsurgical reconstruction for restoration of facial movement. The contralateral facial nerve was used as a motor donor nerve in 4 procedures, the motor nerve to the masseter muscle was used in 8 patients, and the gracilis muscle was used in all operations, with a total of 17 free-muscle transplantations. All free-muscle transplantations survived transfer, and no flap was lost. We observed a significant improvement in drooling, drinking, speech, and facial animation with a high degree of patient satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: The gracilis muscle free transfer is a surgical procedure well tolerated by the young patients and well accepted by their families. We consider it a safe and reliable technique for facial reanimation with good aesthetical and functional results in children with Moebius and Moebius-like syndromes. PMID: 19944241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Single-stage feminizing genitoplasty in aphallia through an anterior saggital approach.
Mane SB, Thakur A, Dhende NP, Obaidah A, Acharya H Related Articles Single-stage feminizing genitoplasty in aphallia through an anterior saggital approach. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov;44(11):2233-5 Authors: Mane SB, Thakur A, Dhende NP, Obaidah A, Acharya H PURPOSE: An ideal feminizing genitoplasty in aphallia should achieve good cosmesis and capacious vagina in a single-stage repair. Most of the techniques described in the literature are variations of the posterior sagittal approach with staged repair. We describe a single-stage anterior sagittal approach for feminizing genitoplasty in cases of aphallia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A case of aphallia was operated through an anterior sagittal approach, and a spiral Monti tube of sigmoid colon was used to create a neovagina. Preservation of the skin tag around the urethra and its placement in the perineum gives it the appearance of the clitoris. RESULT: The patient has been observed for 7 months. She is continent and has a satisfactory cosmetic appearance and capacious vagina. CONCLUSION: A single-stage operation through an anterior sagittal approach is a good alternative technique for genital reconstruction in the case of aphallia. PMID: 19944240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Giant omental lipoma in a 13-year-old adolescent girl.
Abubakar AM, Mayun AA, Pindiga UH, Chinda JY, Adamu SA Related Articles Giant omental lipoma in a 13-year-old adolescent girl. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov;44(11):2230-2 Authors: Abubakar AM, Mayun AA, Pindiga UH, Chinda JY, Adamu SA Although lipoma is a common benign mesenchymal tumor, its occurrence in the omentum is a rare finding. We report an unusual case of omental lipoma in a 13-year-old adolescent girl. The mass was completely excised and weighed 12.3 kg. The patient is alive and well with no evidence of recurrence at 4 months of follow-up. PMID: 19944239 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Penislike clitorises with megalourethras in nonvirilized female fetuses and a newborn. A histopathologic study and its bearing on their pathogenesis.
van der Putte SC Related Articles Penislike clitorises with megalourethras in nonvirilized female fetuses and a newborn. A histopathologic study and its bearing on their pathogenesis. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov;44(11):2223-9 Authors: van der Putte SC PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to analyze the microstructure of penislike clitorises in female pseudohermaphroditism in relation to their pathogenesis. METHODS: Penislike clitorises from 2 fetuses and 1 newborn with anorectal malformations and multiple other caudal anomalies and 1 fetus with phallic urethra duplication were histologically examined in toto. RESULTS: The penislike clitorises revealed basically female features in the histogenesis of the corpora cavernosa and glans and in the absence of penile raphe, septum, fasciae, and periurethral glands. In 2 cases, the "phallic urethra" was completely surrounded by a single corpus cavernosum and in 3 cases by a circular glans. Labia minora and vestibular bulbs had not developed in 3 cases. The urethras had transformed into fusiform or scaphoid megalourethras with stenotic meatuses in 3 specimens and an extra orifice in the fourth specimen. CONCLUSIONS: Penislike clitorises in female pseudohermaphroditism show a fundamental dysgenesis of major structural elements. The pattern favors the hypothesis of an early error in the formation of the cloacal membrane and adjacent cloaca in embryos between 26 and 29 days postovulation that may lead to dysregulation of molecular developmental interactions during the following formation of the genital tubercle. PMID: 19944238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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