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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Newsmakers: Baker achieves nearly $30 million in sales - Lake Forester
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Newsmakers: Baker achieves nearly $30 million in salesLake Forester... John R. Andrews, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery), Mark Allen Berk, MD (Dermatology), Jeffrey Lieblich, MD (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism), Dean G. Tsarwhas, MD (Medical Oncology), Luciana T. Young, MD (Pediatric Cardiology), Marleta Reynolds, ...and more »
MassGeneral, Jackson researchers find clues to common birth defect in gene ... - EurekAlert (press release)
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MassGeneral, Jackson researchers find clues to common birth defect in gene ...EurekAlert (press release)Patricia K. Donahoe, MD, director of the Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories at MGHfC, explained, "That hole can be fixed surgically if CDH has been diagnosed in time. But even surgery does not rescue the infants' impaired lung development, ...and more »
Help Fight Pediatric Cancer at Emily's Rainbow Run - Patch.com
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Help Fight Pediatric Cancer at Emily's Rainbow RunPatch.comEmily Lewis was a fourth-grader at Hilliard Elementary School when doctors found a lump in her abdomen that turned out to be Wilms tumor, a pediatric kidney cancer. A successful surgery removed the tumor, but the cancer had already spread and after ...
Shalom Foundation Guatemala trip will focus on hunger relief - The Tennessean
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Shalom Foundation Guatemala trip will focus on hunger reliefThe TennesseanThis weekend, as a surgical team from Nashville operates on needy, sick children at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center in Guatemala City, the foundation and its partners will continue work in a test kitchen on perfecting a new and more-affordable ...
Foundation offers free pediatric surgery - Sun.Star
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Foundation offers free pediatric surgerySun.StarTHE Philippine Airlines Foundation, headed by an Ilongga, is now accepting applications for a free pediatric charity surgery for patients with burns, correctable orthopedic conditions and cranio-facial defects. Foundation Executive Director Carmen ...
Three Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine Physicians ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Three Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine Physicians ...MarketWatch (press release)"To have one of our surgeons with such a prestigious appointment is a testament to our staff and places Texas Children's Department of Surgery as a leading pediatric surgical program nationally." More information about Bisset's, Cassady's and Brandt's ...and more »

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Laparoscopic management of müllerian duct cysts in infants.
Aminsharifi A, Afsar F, Pakbaz S Laparoscopic management of müllerian duct cysts in infants. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Sep;46(9):1859-64 Authors: Aminsharifi A, Afsar F, Pakbaz S Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to demonstrate the feasibility of laparoscopic excision of pelvic müllerian duct cysts (MDCs) in infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three-month-old female and 13-month-old male infants presented with frequent episodes of urinary retention and were found to have large retrovesical cystic pelvic masses. Preoperative workup including abdominopelvic ultrasonography and computed tomographic scan showed bilateral hydroureteronephrosis in the baby girl and a single left anatomical kidney with hydroureteronephrosis in the baby boy, caused by the pressure effect of the mass. The pelvic mass in both infants was excised via transperitoneal laparoscopy via a retrovesical approach. RESULTS: The operative times were 140 minutes in case 1 and 160 minutes in case 2. Excellent laparoscopic visualization and magnification allowed meticulous dissection of the mass from the pelvic organs in both cases. In the female infant, a 5 × 5-cm collection located retrovesically was found 3 weeks after the operation. It contained serosanguinous fluid that was percutaneously aspirated under ultrasound guidance. Histopathologic examination showed the pelvic mass to be an MDC in both patients. Postoperative abdominopelvic sonography at 3 months showed no recurrence of the mass and resolution of hydroureteronephrosis. In the male infant, a urodynamic study 3 months after the operation showed normal bladder dynamics. No voiding difficulty was noted in regular follow-up visits at the time of this writing (7 months postoperatively). CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic excision of pelvic MDCs in infants is technically feasible. It is a demanding and rarely reported procedure that offers excellent surgical exposure. Longer follow-up is necessary to see if this procedure will offer less morbidity than the open techniques. PMID: 21930005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Giant pilomatricoma mimicking a malignant parotid mass.
Cozzi DA, d'Ambrosio G, Cirigliano E, Negro V, Iacusso C, Totonelli G, Uccini S Giant pilomatricoma mimicking a malignant parotid mass. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Sep;46(9):1855-8 Authors: Cozzi DA, d'Ambrosio G, Cirigliano E, Negro V, Iacusso C, Totonelli G, Uccini S Abstract Pilomatricomas are benign neoplasms of the hair follicle occurring relatively often in the pediatric population. However, lesions attaining massive proportions are very rarely encountered. We describe such a case presenting in the parotid region and initially misdiagnosed as malignancy. Preoperative biopsy provided accurate diagnosis and allowed definitive surgical excision using a parotid-sparing approach. In children, giant pilomatricoma should be included into the differential diagnosis of noninflammatory masses of the salivary gland region. PMID: 21930004 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Lower limb salvage in a 7-month-old infant using free tissue transfer.
Wechselberger G, Radauer W, Schimpl G, Kholosy H, Ensat F, Edelbauer M, Hladik M Lower limb salvage in a 7-month-old infant using free tissue transfer. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Sep;46(9):1852-4 Authors: Wechselberger G, Radauer W, Schimpl G, Kholosy H, Ensat F, Edelbauer M, Hladik M Abstract Free flap reconstruction in infants is extremely rare. A seven-and-a-half-month-old male infant sustained an extensive soft tissue defect on his left knee caused by extravasation of an intraosseous arterenol infusion. A free latissimus dorsi flap was successfully performed for soft tissue reconstruction. Indications, advantages, and outcome of the procedure are discussed. PMID: 21930003 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Primary renal synovial sarcoma in a 13-year-old boy.
Scarpato KR, Makari JH, Agaronov M, Balarezo F, Parikh N, Finck CM, Ferrer FA Primary renal synovial sarcoma in a 13-year-old boy. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Sep;46(9):1849-51 Authors: Scarpato KR, Makari JH, Agaronov M, Balarezo F, Parikh N, Finck CM, Ferrer FA Abstract Primary renal synovial sarcoma is a rare entity with fewer than 40 cases reported in the literature. Its clinical presentation and radiographic features, namely, its often complex cystic appearance, make it difficult to differentiate from other benign or malignant renal lesions. Although there are certain consistent morphological and immunohistochemical features, diagnosis ultimately depends on molecular studies. Prognosis is poor, and there currently exists no defined treatment protocol. Herein, we describe the youngest reported case of primary renal synovial sarcoma in the literature. PMID: 21930002 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Gigantic ureteral diverticulum or pelvic cyst?
Slavkovic A, Vacic N, Jovanovic Z, Zivkovic V Gigantic ureteral diverticulum or pelvic cyst? J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Sep;46(9):1846-8 Authors: Slavkovic A, Vacic N, Jovanovic Z, Zivkovic V Abstract Ureteral diverticulum is a rare anomaly, and very few reported cases concerning it can be found in literature. We report a 3.5-year-old boy who presented with urinary tract infection, rare voiding, and straining during voiding. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic pelvic mass. At surgical intervention, however, a massive ureteral cystic structure communicating both with the ureteropelvic and ureterovesical portion of the ureter was observed. Finding the presence of a smooth muscle layer, the pathologist confirmed this to be a true diverticulum. The fact that fenoterol (which was used for the prevention of preterm labor in the boy's mother) significantly decreases frequency and amplitude of upper urinary tract contractions suggests that fenoterol treatment might have influenced the occurrence of this abnormality. PMID: 21930001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Giant multilocular thymic cyst in an HIV-infected adolescent.
Tamagno M, Bibas BJ, Bernardi F, Lian YC, Bammann RH, Fernandez A, Jatene FB Giant multilocular thymic cyst in an HIV-infected adolescent. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Sep;46(9):1842-5 Authors: Tamagno M, Bibas BJ, Bernardi F, Lian YC, Bammann RH, Fernandez A, Jatene FB Abstract A girl with vertically acquired HIV infection presented with a 6-month history of dyspnea and chest pain. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a heterogenous mass measuring 13 × 9 Subscribe to Pediatric RSS feed